Tri-City Sun

Heritage High School had the largest enrollment among Saginaw County schools, welcoming 1,313 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 51.9% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 51% of the Heritage High School total enrollment.

Among the 71 schools in Saginaw County, White Pine Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,019 students, while Arthur Hill High School welcomed 981 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 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.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Heritage High School	Saginaw	1,313
White Pine Middle School	Saginaw	1,019
Arthur Hill High School	Saginaw	981
Freeland Middle School/High School	Freeland	897
Freeland Elementary School	Freeland	755
North Elementary School	Birch Run	682
North Saginaw Charter Academy	Saginaw	679
Carrollton Elementary School	Saginaw	662
Thompson Middle School	Saginaw	585
Chesaning Middle School	Chesaning	584
Marshall Greene Middle School	Birch Run	548
Birch Run High School	Birch Run	538
Sherwood Elementary School	Saginaw	531
Francis Reh PSA	Saginaw	505
Frankenmuth High School	Frankenmuth	504
Swan Valley High School	Saginaw	504
Bridgeport High School	Bridgeport	501
Lorenz C. List School	Frankenmuth	479
Shields Elementary School	Saginaw	447
Arrowwood Elementary School	Saginaw	445
Carrollton High School	Saginaw	431
Swan Valley Middle School	Saginaw	408
Big Rock Elementary School	Chesaning	393
Robert B. Havens Elementary School	Saginaw	390
Chesaning Union High School	Chesaning	381
Martin G. Atkins Elementary School	Saginaw	381
Bridgeport-Spaulding Middle School-Schrah	Saginaw	379
Saginaw Preparatory Academy	Saginaw	376
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	Saginaw	374
Handley School	Saginaw	370
E. F. Rittmueller Middle School	Frankenmuth	368
K. C. Ling Elementary School	Hemlock	365
Weiss Elementary School	Saginaw	357
Hemlock Middle School	Hemlock	350
Carrollton Middle School	Saginaw	344
Hemlock High School	Hemlock	341
Hemmeter Elementary School	Saginaw	331
St. Charles Elementary School	St. Charles	317
St. Charles Community Middle-High School	St. Charles	315
Westdale Elementary School	Saginaw	313
Jessie Loomis School	Saginaw	308
Freeland Learning Center	Freeland	295
Herig School	Saginaw	282
Kempton Elementary School	Saginaw	279
Stone School	Saginaw	273
Merrill Park Elementary School	Saginaw	267
Chester F. Miller School	Saginaw	247
Arthur Eddy Academy	Saginaw	232
Jessie Rouse School	Saginaw	230
Saginaw Covenant Academy	Saginaw	228
Merrill Elementary School	Merrill	196
Zilwaukee K-8 School	Saginaw	194
M. G. Millet Learning Center	Saginaw	191
Thomas White School	Saginaw	187
The Success Academy	Saginaw	168
Merrill High School	Merrill	165
Mackinaw High School	Saginaw	138
Hemlock Elementary School	Hemlock	129
Saginaw ISD Transitions Center	Saginaw	128
Omni High School	Carrollton	125
Merrill Middle School	Merrill	97
International Academy of Saginaw	Saginaw	74
St. Charles Virtual School	St. Charles	60
Hemlock Alternative Education	Hemlock	54
Birch Run Progressive High School	Birch Run	38
Career Opportunities Center	Saginaw	31
Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education	Saginaw	29
Saginaw County Juvenile Center	Saginaw	20
Chesaning Union Schools Alternative Education	Chesaning	19
Saginaw Correctional Facility	Freeland	11
Michael J. McGivney	Saginaw	3