Tri-City Sun

There were 27,422 students enrolled in Saginaw County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

The county's data showed that kindergarten had the biggest classes with 2,284 students during the 2022-23 school year, while pre-kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with just 1,578 students.

Countywide, School District of the City of Saginaw welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article 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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% Change from Previous Year
School District of the City of Saginaw	5,156	5,286	2.5
Saginaw Township Community Schools	4,669	4,596	-1.6
Freeland Community School District	2,030	2,051	1
Birch Run Area Schools	1,847	1,817	-1.6
Swan Valley School District	1,799	1,790	-0.5
Saginaw ISD	1,593	1,756	10.2
Carrollton Public Schools	1,713	1,682	-1.8
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	1,524	1,452	-4.7
Chesaning Union Schools	1,448	1,419	-2
Frankenmuth School District	1,349	1,374	1.9
Hemlock Public School District	1,176	1,169	-0.6
St. Charles Community Schools	823	798	-3
North Saginaw Charter Academy	570	561	-1.6
Merrill Community Schools	518	522	0.8
Francis Reh PSA	476	499	4.8
Saginaw Preparatory Academy	267	308	15.4
The Woodley Leadership Academy	200	134	-33
Saginaw Covenant Academy	105	128	21.9
International Academy of Saginaw	88	80	-9.1