Career Opportunities Center

Career Opportunities Center is a public small high school in SAGINAW, Michigan. It educates 31 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 93% smaller than the 460 average for high schools in Michigan.

Across its 17 schools, Saginaw School District of the City of enrolls 5,382 students. Career Opportunities Center is one of those schools.

Career Opportunities Center's enrollment is 74% White. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 71% White, within a few points of the school.

The school reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 1.6 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Michigan average 21.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 19% of students. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Saginaw County is 59%.

Federal survey data for Saginaw County show that median household income is about $60,622, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Career Opportunities Center is among the 75 public schools in Saginaw County.

The nearest public school is Mackinaw High School, at about 0.4 miles. Career Opportunities Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

In 2020-21 the school reported 8 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 31. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 0.4:1 in 2020-21 to 1.6:1 in 2024-25.

The Career Opportunities Center community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.