The Success Academy

The Success Academy, a small K-12 campus in SAGINAW, Michigan, run under Saginaw School District of the City of, teaches 168 students, covering grades 3 through 12. That puts it 40% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

Saginaw School District of the City of comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 5,382 students; The Success Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, The Success Academy reports that Black students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 33.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting The Success Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Saginaw County's rate of about 59%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Saginaw County indicate 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%. Across Saginaw County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students), The Success Academy is one campus in the mix.

Saginaw Covenant Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The Success Academy.

The Success Academy operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. The Success Academy's enrollment has edged up 265% since 2018, when it stood at 46 (now 168). Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 22% to 11%. Class-load math has tightened: from 46.0:1 in 2018 to 33.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.