Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education

Located at 8400 OHERN RD, in SAGINAW, Michigan, Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education is a rural-scale high school that works with 29 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Swan Valley School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education sits 94% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Swan Valley School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,778 students, Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education has 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 96.7:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Saginaw County (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Saginaw County put median household earnings sit near $60,622, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education is one of 75 public schools in Saginaw County (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students).

Swan Valley High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education's enrollment has climbed 38% since 2018, when it stood at 21 (now 29). White enrollment moved from 67% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 96.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.