Tri-City Sun

Heritage High School had the largest enrollment among Saginaw County schools, welcoming 1,324 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 53.5% of the Heritage High School total enrollment.

Among the 72 schools in Saginaw County, White Pine Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 963 students, while Freeland Middle School/High School welcomed 871 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Heritage High School is part of Saginaw Township Community Schools, which roughly covers schools within Saginaw County, with its main office in Saginaw.

In the previous school year, Heritage High School also had the largest number of students among Saginaw County schools.

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.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Heritage High School	Saginaw	1,324
White Pine Middle School	Saginaw	963
Freeland Middle School/High School	Freeland	871
Freeland Elementary School	Freeland	751
Carrollton Elementary School	Saginaw	704
North Elementary School	Birch Run	681
Arthur Hill High School	Saginaw	671
North Saginaw Charter Academy	Saginaw	596
Chesaning Middle School	Chesaning	569
Sherwood Elementary School	Saginaw	547
Marshall Greene Middle School	Birch Run	535
Birch Run High School	Birch Run	531
Frankenmuth High School	Frankenmuth	520
Swan Valley High School	Saginaw	519
Bridgeport High School	Bridgeport	506
Francis Reh PSA	Saginaw	503
Lorenz C. List School	Frankenmuth	480
Carrollton High School	Saginaw	449
Shields Elementary School	Saginaw	437
Arrowwood Elementary School	Saginaw	433
Saginaw High School	Saginaw	427
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	Saginaw	401
Big Rock Elementary School	Chesaning	394
Chesaning Union High School	Chesaning	394
Robert B. Havens Elementary School	Saginaw	391
Martin G. Atkins Elementary School	Saginaw	388
Swan Valley Middle School	Saginaw	386
Thompson Middle School	Saginaw	373
Bridgeport-Spaulding Middle School-Schrah	Saginaw	368
E. F. Rittmueller Middle School	Frankenmuth	366
St. Charles Elementary School	St. Charles	359
Hemlock Middle School	Hemlock	357
Kempton Elementary School	Saginaw	354
Weiss Elementary School	Saginaw	354
Stone School	Saginaw	350
K. C. Ling Elementary School	Hemlock	349
Freeland Learning Center	Freeland	347
Carrollton Middle School	Saginaw	341
Jessie Loomis School	Saginaw	334
Hemlock High School	Hemlock	332
Saginaw Preparatory Academy	Saginaw	328
Arthur Eddy Academy	Saginaw	325
Westdale Elementary School	Saginaw	321
Handley School	Saginaw	320
Hemmeter Elementary School	Saginaw	318
Merrill Park Elementary School	Saginaw	317
Herig School	Saginaw	316
St. Charles Community Middle-High School	St. Charles	312
Chester F. Miller School	Saginaw	294
Zilwaukee K-8 School	Saginaw	273
Jessie Rouse School	Saginaw	224
Thomas White School	Saginaw	191
M. G. Millet Learning Center	Saginaw	190
Merrill Elementary School	Merrill	190
Merrill High School	Merrill	177
Saginaw Covenant Academy	Saginaw	170
The Success Academy	Saginaw	169
Omni High School	Carrollton	154
Mackinaw High School	Saginaw	141
Saginaw ISD Transitions Center	Saginaw	134
Merrill Middle School	Merrill	122
Hemlock Elementary School	Hemlock	118
International Academy of Saginaw	Saginaw	81
St. Charles Virtual School	St. Charles	74
Hemlock Alternative Education	Hemlock	58
Career Opportunities Center	Saginaw	30
Chesaning Union Schools Alternative Education	Chesaning	30
Birch Run Progressive High School	Birch Run	29
Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education	Saginaw	29
Michael J. McGivney	Saginaw	18
Saginaw County Juvenile Center	Saginaw	17
Saginaw Correctional Facility	Freeland	2