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Swan Valley School District

Saginaw, Michigan · Superintendent: Alison Cicinelli · #206 of 316 Michigan districts by enrollment

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1,802

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,238

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 20% below the Michigan median

18.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Michigan median 16.8

Swan Valley School District is a public school district based in Saginaw, Michigan, serving 1,802 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #206 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 35% of them. Its schools average 360 students each, fewer than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Alison Cicinelli. It spends about $9,238 per student on day-to-day operations, 20% less than the Michigan median. It has roughly 18.4 students per teacher.

How Swan Valley compares

Swan ValleyMichigan median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,238

Michigan median $11,576 · 20% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,339

Michigan median $7,157 · 11% below · FY2020-21

Students per school360

Michigan median 421 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.4

Michigan median 16.8 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor601

Michigan median 585 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 70%Local 26%

Measure	Swan Valley	Michigan median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,238	$11,576	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,339	$7,157	FY2020-21
Total spending	$19.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	98	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	196	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.4	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	601	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.

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Alison Cicinelli

Superintendent, Swan Valley School District

Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change

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Peer districts in Michigan

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Alma Public SchoolsAlma	1,815	5	$11,708	15.5	#201
Oakridge Public SchoolsMuskegon	1,810	4	$10,833	17.2	#203
Birch Run Area SchoolsBirch Run	1,806	4	$10,755	18.4	#204
Sault Ste. Marie Area SchoolsSault Sainte Marie	1,806	6	$11,346	15.7	#205
Swan Valley School DistrictSaginaw · this district	1,802	5	$9,238	18.4	#206

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Muroc Joint UnifiedNorth Edwards, CA	1,803	$12,801	17.7
Winnetka School District 36Winnetka, IL	1,803	$28,762	10.4
Perryton ISDPerryton, TX	1,802	$10,836	12.4
Whitesboro ISDWhitesboro, TX	1,802	$10,549	15.0

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.

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