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Bay City ISD

This page ran 126 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 18 September 2026 and 21 October 2026. Meta reports $1.6–14.1K of spend, which makes it the 4,954th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Public body. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Ballot measures.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

126

ads

$7.8K

reported spend, range $1.6–14.1K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Promotional
39%
Informational
61%

Share of the 126 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Education
91%
Economy & cost of living
45%
Electoral process & turnout
38%
Jobs & youth
9.5%

Spend by race: Ballot measures 84%, Local 8.9%, No specific race 7.6%.

Spend by ad language: English 100%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • 👩‍🏫 Teacher availability plays an important role in class size. Bay City ISD's current student-to-teacher classroom ratio is 26:1. Over the last five years, Bay City ISD has reduced staff by approximately 13% through attrition. As positions are eliminated when employees leave or retire, fewer teachers can result in larger class sizes. Proposition A would provide additional funding to help maintain staffing levels, and help prevent further increases in class sizes. Learn more at https://ww

    29 September 2026 · Bay City ISD · $500 – $599 · 15K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • A 52-member Strategic Planning Committee made up of a diverse group of community members and district leaders met four times over two months to study Bay City ISD's finances and form a proposal for a possible VATRE and bond election on November 3. Based on the committee’s work and recommendation, the Board called for the 2026 Election at its August 12 meeting. Learn more about the committee at https://www.bcblackcats.net/strategicplanningcommittee

    18 September 2026 · Bay City ISD · $400 – $499 · 15K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • 🎓 More than 1,000 Bay City ISD students participate in Career & Technical Education programs, gaining hands-on experience that prepares them for employment after graduation. BCISD offers the largest CTE program offerings in the county, including a medical assistant program with a 100% pass rate. Without additional funding, CTE programs could face reductions of up to 75%. Proposition A would provide funding to maintain student programs, including CTE. Explore the details at https://www.bcblac

    9 October 2026 · Bay City ISD · $200 – $299 · 8K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • 📊 Texas law asks school districts to maintain a fund balance equal to at least three months of operating expenses. For Bay City ISD, that's $11.1 million. Based on current projections, the district is expected to have a fund balance of less than half that amount next year with ongoing depletion projected in subsequent years. Additional details here: https://www.bcblackcats.net/election

    8 October 2026 · Bay City ISD · $200 – $299 · 4K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • 📉 What is fund balance, and why does it matter to Bay City ISD? Fund balance is a financial safety net that helps the district manage delays in revenue and unexpected expenses. Bay City ISD’s fund balance is currently very low and at risk of becoming negative. Proposition B provides $8 million to allow the district to pay back the loan using bond funds, making $1.6 million in daily operating funds available annually for other district expenses, helping address the projected deficit, and begin

    29 September 2026 · Bay City ISD · $100 – $199 · 3K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • 🎓 Did you know Bay City ISD's Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs currently serves over 1,000 students? These hands-on programs help prepare students for careers in high-demand fields and immediate employment after graduation. Without additional funding, these programs could face reductions of up to 75%. Prop A would provide additional funding to help maintain CTE programs while also supporting other student programs across our district.

    6 October 2026 · Bay City ISD · $100 – $199 · 6K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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Bay City ISD: political ads on Facebook and Instagram before the 2026 US midterms · Vipima