Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education

Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education is a small high school in SAGINAW, Michigan, (ZIP code 48609). The latest federal count shows 29 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Michigan is about 460 students, so this school is 94% smaller than average.

Swan Valley School District includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 1,778 students.

White students make up a majority at Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education, at 59%. Next come 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 10% multiracial. That compares with about 71% White among all Saginaw County residents.

The teaching staff at Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education is 0.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 96.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. About 90% of students, or 26, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Saginaw County average 59%.

Saginaw County has about 188,665 residents, and the median household income is $60,622, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. In all, Saginaw County has 75 public schools and roughly 25,621 students.

The nearest other public school, Swan Valley High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment records show 20 in 2020-21 and 29 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.

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