Tri-City Sun

There were 14,007 white students enrolled in Saginaw County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Saginaw County welcomed 25,691 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 54.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 19 districts in Saginaw County, Saginaw Township Community Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,377 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Saginaw County.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Birch Run Area Schools	90.7%	1,817
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	14%	1,452
Carrollton Public Schools	38.6%	1,682
Chesaning Union Schools	89.9%	1,419
Francis Reh PSA	0.4%	499
Frankenmuth School District	90.6%	1,374
Freeland Community School District	89.9%	2,051
Hemlock Public School District	90.8%	1,169
International Academy of Saginaw	6.3%	80
Merrill Community Schools	92%	522
North Saginaw Charter Academy	11.1%	561
Saginaw Covenant Academy	10.9%	128
Saginaw ISD	34.6%	1,756
Saginaw Preparatory Academy	2.6%	308
Saginaw Township Community Schools	51.7%	4,596
School District of the City of Saginaw	19.2%	5,286
St. Charles Community Schools	89.6%	798
Swan Valley School District	77.2%	1,790
The Woodley Leadership Academy	6%	134