Thomas White School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Saginaw, Michigan
Thomas White School in Saginaw, Michigan enrolled 187 students in 2024-25 with 8.8 full-time teachers, 21.3 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
222 students in 2022-23, 191 students in 2023-24, 187 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.8 to 8.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 222 | 9.8 | 22.7 |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 9.8 | 19.5 |
| 2024-25 | 187 | 8.8 | 21.3 |
21.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas White School enrolled 92 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent65.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.5% of students were Black, 21.4% Hispanic, 18.2% White in 2024-25.
- Black54.5%
- Hispanic21.4%
- White18.2%
- Two or more races5.9%
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.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Saginaw Charter Academy | 679 | 18.7 | 89.8% |
| Carrollton Elementary School | 662 | 17.0 | 73.9% |
| Sherwood Elementary School | 531 | 14.7 | 59.5% |
| Shields Elementary School | 447 | 18.8 | 30.2% |
| Arrowwood Elementary School | 445 | 16.9 | 54.6% |
| Robert B Havens Elementary School | 390 | 18.5 | 28.2% |
| Martin G Atkins Elementary School | 381 | 17.2 | 95.8% |
| Saginaw Preparatory Academy | 376 | 18.9 | 97.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Thomas White School
- Martin G Atkins Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 381 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- International Academy of SaginawThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 74 students, 74.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Thomas White School with Martin G Atkins Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District spends per student$14,375 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,375
- The largest public schools in MichiganThomas White School is the number 1,443 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,443 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher21.3 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.21.3:1
- 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 Thomas White School
How many students attend Thomas White School?
187 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 222 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saginaw, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas White School?
21.3 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.Is Thomas White School a Title I school?
Thomas White School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Thomas White School in?
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District, NCES district ID 2606780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260678004276 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.