Saginaw Correctional Facility

Set in FREELAND, Michigan, Saginaw Correctional Facility is a micro-enrollment secondary school, part of Michigan Department of Corrections. It serves 11 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 98% below typical.

Michigan Department of Corrections comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 83 students; Saginaw Correctional Facility is among them.

On demographics, Saginaw Correctional Facility shows that the largest single group is Black, at 73% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 18% White, 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, census data for Saginaw County shows median household income runs about $60,622, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Saginaw County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students), of which Saginaw Correctional Facility is one.

Freeland Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Saginaw Correctional Facility.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 57%: 7 students in 2018 compared to 11 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 100% to 73% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.