Bay City High School
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400 7th Street Bay City, Texas 77414 United States |
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| School type | Nonmagnet Regular |
| Motto | Home of the Blackcats |
| School district | Bay City Independent School District |
| Superintendent | Keith Brown |
| CEEB code | 440475 |
| Principal | Christopher Townsend |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Blackcat |
| Website | Bay City High School |
Coordinates: 28°58′49″N 95°59′08″W / 28.9803°N 95.9855°W
Bay City High School is a public high school located on U.S. Highway 35, on the western edge of Bay City, Texas, United States. It is rated Academically Acceptable by the Texas Education Agency.
The school's most recent campus (a 25 million dollar campus) was opened in 2003, under the leadership of the principal and four assistant principals. In the current campus there is a detached administration building with visitor, student, and drop-off/pick-up parking lots. Campus police recently responded when a student brought a loaded gun to school during February 2010, the student may have been subject to bullying
BCHS is currently classified as a division 4A high school by the University Interscholastic League.
During the 2013-14 school year, there were 966 students enrolled in BCHS. Demographics at the school were as follows: White 28.3%, African American 17.4%, Hispanic 51.1%, Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2%, American Indian/Alaskan Native <1%, Two or more races 1.2%. 59% were classified as economically disadvantaged.
Bay City High School offers a curriculum in line with Texas state standards. Additional college prep programs include Advanced Placement or dual-credit courses, which are taken via Wharton County Junior College and AVID. Vocational programs available to Bay City students include agricultural science, building trades and construction, cosmetology, pharmaceutical and health science technology, power technology, technology systems/auto mechanics, webmastering/desktop publishing/multimedia, and welding & drafting
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