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School districts in Saginaw County, MI
Saginaw County has 12 regular public school districts, enrolling 23,380 students in 2024–25. The largest is Saginaw School District of the City of (5,005 students, 21% of the county), followed by Saginaw Township Community Schools and Freeland Community School District. All 12 offer kindergarten. Michigan's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 1.
The 12 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw School District of the City of 550 MILLARD ST, SAGINAW | Pre-K–12 | 16 | 5,005 | 464 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (989) 399-6500 |
| Saginaw Township Community Schools 3465 N CENTER RD, SAGINAW | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 4,548 | 360 | (989) 797-1800 |
| Freeland Community School District 710 POWLEY DR, FREELAND also serves Bay County and Midland County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 2,016 | 155 | (989) 695-5527 |
| Birch Run Area Schools 12450 CHURCH ST, BIRCH RUN also serves Genesee County | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,806 | 122 | (989) 624-9307 |
| Swan Valley School District 8380 OHERN RD, SAGINAW | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 1,802 | 186 | (989) 921-3701 |
| Carrollton Public Schools 3211 CARLA DR, SAGINAW | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 1,576 | 112 | (989) 754-1475 |
| Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District 4691 BEARCAT BLVD, BRIDGEPORT | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,477 | 79 | (989) 777-1770 |
| Chesaning Union Schools 850 N 4TH ST, CHESANING also serves Shiawassee County | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,386 | 103 | (989) 845-7020 |
| Frankenmuth School District 525 E GENESEE ST, FRANKENMUTH also serves Tuscola County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,364 | 102 | (989) 652-9958 |
| Hemlock Public School District 733 N HEMLOCK RD, HEMLOCK also serves Midland County | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 1,239 | 129 | (989) 642-5282 |
| St. Charles Community Schools 891 W WALNUT ST, SAINT CHARLES | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 703 | 50 | (989) 865-9961 |
| Merrill Community Schools 755 W ALICE ST, MERRILL also serves Gratiot County and Midland County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 458 | 32 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (989) 643-7261 |
Saginaw County at a glance
Together the 12 districts run 63 schools from offices in 9 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Merrill Community Schools, with 458 students; the median Saginaw County district has 1,477. By grade span: 12 Pre-K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 12 districts that report a K grade: 1,894 children. The biggest kindergarten was Saginaw School District of the City of's, with 464; Saginaw Township Community Schools had 360, and the smallest, Merrill Community Schools, had 32.
Saginaw County holds 12 of Michigan's 536 regular districts (2.2%) and 1.9% of its 1,214,168 public school students, ranking 7th of 83 counties by number of districts and 10th by enrollment. By size, 1 enroll 5,000 or more, 9 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 2 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 371 students.
6 districts reach past the county line: Freeland Community School District (into Bay County and Midland County), Birch Run Area Schools (into Genesee County), Chesaning Union Schools (into Shiawassee County), Frankenmuth School District (into Tuscola County), Hemlock Public School District (into Midland County) and Merrill Community Schools (into Gratiot County and Midland County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 6 of Saginaw County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. 2 of the 12 have no website on file with NCES; their office phone numbers are in the table. Websites for the rest:
Saginaw Township Community Schools · Freeland Community School District · Birch Run Area Schools · Swan Valley School District · Carrollton Public Schools · Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District · Chesaning Union Schools · Frankenmuth School District · Hemlock Public School District · St. Charles Community Schools
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