Tri-City Sun

There were 25,141 students enrolled in Saginaw County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.4% of the county student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 53.9% of the student body, the highest percentage in Saginaw County schools, followed by 26.9% African American, 13% Hispanic, 4.7% multiracial, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Hawaiian and 0.2% American Indian students.

Heritage High School had the highest enrollment among Saginaw County's 79 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,313 students.

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.

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	Total enrollment in 2023-24	Total enrollment in 2024-25	% change
Heritage High School	1,324	1,313	-0.8%
White Pine Middle School	963	1,019	5.8%
Arthur Hill High School	671	981	46.2%
Freeland Middle School/High School	871	897	3%
Freeland Elementary School	751	755	0.5%
North Elementary School	681	682	0.1%
North Saginaw Charter Academy	596	679	13.9%
Carrollton Elementary School	704	662	-6%
Thompson Middle School	373	585	56.8%
Chesaning Middle School	569	584	2.6%
Marshall Greene Middle School	535	548	2.4%
Birch Run High School	531	538	1.3%
Sherwood Elementary School	547	531	-2.9%
Francis Reh PSA	503	505	0.4%
Frankenmuth High School	520	504	-3.1%
Swan Valley High School	519	504	-2.9%
Bridgeport High School	506	501	-1%
Lorenz C. List School	480	479	-0.2%
Shields Elementary School	437	447	2.3%
Arrowwood Elementary School	433	445	2.8%
Carrollton High School	449	431	-4%
Swan Valley Middle School	386	408	5.7%
Big Rock Elementary School	394	393	-0.3%
Robert B. Havens Elementary School	391	390	-0.3%
Martin G. Atkins Elementary School	388	381	-1.8%
Chesaning Union High School	394	381	-3.3%
Bridgeport-Spaulding Middle School-Schrah	368	379	3%
Saginaw Preparatory Academy	328	376	14.6%
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	401	374	-6.7%
Handley School	320	370	15.6%
E. F. Rittmueller Middle School	366	368	0.5%
K. C. Ling Elementary School	349	365	4.6%
Weiss Elementary School	354	357	0.8%
Hemlock Middle School	357	350	-2%
Carrollton Middle School	341	344	0.9%
Hemlock High School	332	341	2.7%
Hemmeter Elementary School	318	331	4.1%
St. Charles Elementary School	359	317	-11.7%
St. Charles Community Middle-High School	312	315	1%
Westdale Elementary School	321	313	-2.5%
Jessie Loomis School	334	308	-7.8%
Freeland Learning Center	347	295	-15%
Herig School	316	282	-10.8%
Kempton Elementary School	354	279	-21.2%
Stone School	350	273	-22%
Merrill Park Elementary School	317	267	-15.8%
Chester F. Miller School	294	247	-16%
Arthur Eddy Academy	325	232	-28.6%
Jessie Rouse School	224	230	2.7%
Saginaw Covenant Academy	170	228	34.1%
Merrill Elementary School	190	196	3.2%
Zilwaukee K-8 School	273	194	-28.9%
M. G. Millet Learning Center	190	191	0.5%
Thomas White School	191	187	-2.1%
The Success Academy	169	168	-0.6%
Merrill High School	177	165	-6.8%
Mackinaw High School	141	138	-2.1%
Hemlock Elementary School	118	129	9.3%
Saginaw ISD Transitions Center	134	128	-4.5%
Omni High School	154	125	-18.8%
Merrill Middle School	122	97	-20.5%
International Academy of Saginaw	81	74	-8.6%
St. Charles Virtual School	74	60	-18.9%
Hemlock Alternative Education	58	54	-6.9%
Birch Run Progressive High School	29	38	31%
Career Opportunities Center	30	31	3.3%
Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education	29	29	0%
Saginaw County Juvenile Center	17	20	17.6%
Chesaning Union Schools Alternative Education	30	19	-36.7%
Saginaw Correctional Facility	2	11	450%
Michael J. McGivney	18	3	-83.3%
Saginaw High School	427	--	--