How many Asian students were enrolled in Saginaw County schools in 2023-24 school year?

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

By Tri-City Sun

Oct 26, 2024

There were 273 Asian students enrolled in Saginaw County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Saginaw County welcomed 25,427 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 72 schools in Saginaw County, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 63 students.

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.

Ethnicities in Saginaw County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Saginaw County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	15.7	401
Handley School	15.6	320
Heritage High School	3.5	1,324
White Pine Middle School	2.1	963
Hemmeter Elementary School	5.7	318
Sherwood Elementary School	3.1	547
Arrowwood Elementary School	2.5	433
Weiss Elementary School	1.4	354
Lorenz C. List School	1	480
E. F. Rittmueller Middle School	1.1	366
Freeland Middle School/High School	0.3	871
Frankenmuth High School	0.6	520
Freeland Elementary School	0.3	751
Westdale Elementary School	0.6	321
Martin G. Atkins Elementary School	0.5	388
Birch Run High School	0.4	531
Swan Valley Middle School	0.5	386
St. Charles Elementary School	0.6	359
Kempton Elementary School	0.6	354
Carrollton Elementary School	0.1	704
Swan Valley High School	0.2	519
Carrollton Middle School	0.3	341
Chester F. Miller School	0.3	294
Shields Elementary School	0.2	437
Bridgeport-Spaulding Middle School-Schrah	0.3	368
Mackinaw High School	0.7	141
Freeland Learning Center	0.3	347
Chesaning Middle School	0.2	569
Chesaning Union High School	0.3	394
North Elementary School	0.1	681
M. G. Millet Learning Center	0.5	190
Career Opportunities Center	3.3	30
North Saginaw Charter Academy	0	596
Merrill Park Elementary School	0	317
Robert B. Havens Elementary School	0	391
Herig School	0	316
Bridgeport High School	0	506
Carrollton High School	0	449
Francis Reh PSA	0	503
Arthur Hill High School	0	671
Stone School	0	350
Zilwaukee K-8 School	0	273
Jessie Loomis School	0	334
Saginaw Covenant Academy	0	170
Saginaw Preparatory Academy	0	328
K. C. Ling Elementary School	0	349
Omni High School	0	154
Thomas White School	0	191
Hemlock Middle School	0	357
Big Rock Elementary School	0	394
St. Charles Community Middle-High School	0	312
The Success Academy	0	169
Arthur Eddy Academy	0	325
Thompson Middle School	0	373
Marshall Greene Middle School	0	535
Hemlock High School	0	332
Saginaw High School	0	427
Merrill High School	0	177
St. Charles Virtual School	0	74
Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education	0	29
Hemlock Alternative Education	0	58
International Academy of Saginaw	0	81
Saginaw ISD Transitions Center	0	134
Merrill Middle School	0	122
Chesaning Union Schools Alternative Education	0	30
Birch Run Progressive High School	0	29
Hemlock Elementary School	0	118
Merrill Elementary School	0	190
Saginaw County Juvenile Center	0	17
Jessie Rouse School	0	224
Michael J. McGivney	0	18
Saginaw Correctional Facility	0	2