Saginaw United High School

As a sizable four-year high school in SAGINAW, Michigan, Saginaw United High School educates 981 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Saginaw School District of the City of. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Saginaw United High School sits 113% above that benchmark.

Saginaw United High School is one of 17 schools operated by Saginaw School District of the City of, a district that serves 5,382 students overall.

On demographics, Saginaw United High School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest is composed of 11% White, 10% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Saginaw United High School has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Saginaw United High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Saginaw County's rate of about 59%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Saginaw County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,622, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Saginaw County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students), of which Saginaw United High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Saginaw Covenant Academy, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 40%: 700 students in 2018 compared to 981 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 65% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

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