Saginaw Township Community Schools
Saginaw Township Community Schools is a public school district based in Saginaw, Michigan, serving 4,548 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #63 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 568 students each, more than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Jamie Kraatz. It spends about $11,325 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.8 students per teacher.
How Saginaw Township Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Saginaw Township Community | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,325 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,623 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $57.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $61.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 255 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 793 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 455 | 585 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Jamie Kraatz
Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change
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Peer districts in Michigan
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okemos Public SchoolsOkemos | 4,651 | 7 | $11,655 | 16.7 | #60 |
| Caledonia Community SchoolsCaledonia | 4,598 | 10 | $11,914 | 17.5 | #61 |
| Byron Center Public SchoolsByron Center | 4,572 | 7 | $11,086 | 20.1 | #62 |
| Saginaw Township Community SchoolsSaginaw · this district | 4,548 | 8 | $11,325 | 17.8 | #63 |
| Southfield Public School DistrictSouthfield | 4,491 | 11 | $18,011 | 15.8 | #64 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Central School DistrictHamburg, NY | 4,549 | $17,160 | 10.9 |
| Liberty Elementary District (4266)Buckeye, AZ | 4,547 | $7,847 | 19.0 |
| Hardee CountyWauchula, FL | 4,547 | $9,797 | 17.2 |
| Grain Valley R-VGrain Valley, MO | 4,546 | $9,751 | 12.8 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mi-saginaw-township-community-schools