Shields Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Saginaw, Michigan

Shields Elementary School in Saginaw, Michigan enrolled 447 students in 2024-25 with 23.7 full-time teachers, 18.8 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

435 students in 2022-23, 437 students in 2023-24, 447 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 23.7.

Students enrolled at Shields Elementary School by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 437, 2024-25: 44702004006002022-234352023-244372024-25447
Students enrolled at Shields Elementary School by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 437, 2024-25: 44702004006002022-234352023-244372024-25447
Students enrolled at Shields Elementary School by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 437, 2024-25: 44702004006002022-234352023-244372024-25447
Students enrolled at Shields Elementary School by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 437, 2024-25: 44702004006002022-234352023-244372024-25447
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343524.018.1
2023-2443724.817.6
2024-2544723.718.8

18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools

Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 443 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shields Elementary School enrolled 443 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 443 of the 443 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.4% of students were White, 15.7% Hispanic, 4.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White77.4%
  2. Hispanic15.7%
  3. Two or more races4.9%
  4. Black2.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Saginaw

22 public elementary schools in Saginaw report 2024-25 enrollment; Shields Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Saginaw Charter Academy67918.789.8%
Carrollton Elementary School66217.073.9%
Sherwood Elementary School53114.759.5%
Shields Elementary School44718.830.2%
Arrowwood Elementary School44516.954.6%
Robert B Havens Elementary School39018.528.2%
Martin G Atkins Elementary School38117.295.8%
Saginaw Preparatory Academy37618.997.1%

All public schools in Saginaw →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Shields Elementary School

  1. Arrowwood Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 445 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Robert B Havens Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 390 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Shields Elementary School with Arrowwood Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Swan Valley School District spends per student$11,828 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,828
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganShields Elementary School is the number 449 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#449 of 1,611
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.18.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Shields Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Shields Elementary School?
    447 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 435 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saginaw, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Shields Elementary School?
    18.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Shields Elementary School a Title I school?
    Shields Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Shields Elementary School in?
    Swan Valley School District, NCES district ID 2633410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263341000263 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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