Birch Run Progressive High School

Birch Run Progressive High School, a very small four-year high school in BIRCH RUN, Michigan, run under Birch Run Area Schools, enrolls 38 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 92% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Birch Run Area Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,806 students. Birch Run Progressive High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Birch Run Progressive High School records that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Birch Run Progressive High School has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 50.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Saginaw County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,622 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Birch Run Progressive High School is one of 75 public schools in Saginaw County (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students).

The closest other public school is Birch Run High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 31%: 29 students in 2018 compared to 38 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 90% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 50.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.