Swan Valley School District

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Swan Valley School District
Swan Valley School District logo.png
Address
8380 O'Hern Road [1]
Saginaw
, Saginaw County , Michigan , 48609
United States
Coordinates 43°24′32″N84°04′48″W / 43.40883°N 84.07988°W / 43.40883; -84.07988 (District office)
District information
Type Public
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentMat McRae [2]
Schools5 [3]
Budget$24,325,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2633410 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,782 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers102.6 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff195.7 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio17.37 (2023-2024) [3]
Athletic conference Tri-Valley Conference [4]
District mascot Vikings
Colors  
Purple and Yellow
Other information
Intermediate school district Saginaw Intermediate School District
Website www.swanvalleyschools.com

Swan Valley School District is a public school district near Saginaw, Michigan. It serves parts of Shields and parts of the townships of James, Swan Creek, and Thomas. [5]

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History

Shields School, the oldest school in Swan Valley School District, opened in February 1952. Thomas Township School District No. 4, the district that built it, [6] merged with several other districts over the next fourteen years, becoming Swan Valley School District in 1966. [7] [8]

Shields Junior High School opened in 1957. [9] [10] A campus (or "educational park," according to Prine, Toshach and Spears, the district's architectural firm) was planned on Van Wormer Road. A high school and Havens Elementary would be added to the site of the existing Shields Junior High school. [7] Construction on Havens Elementary began in May 1970. [11]

The high school was established with grades nine and ten in fall 1971 within Shields Junior High. The district sent juniors and seniors to Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw Public Schools until the new high school was completed. [7] The first Swan Valley High principal, Daniel D. Craig, resigned after three hours because he regretted leaving his job as a teacher at Freeland High School. [12] The new high school building opened in fall 1972. [7]

A 2021 bond issue funded a 600-seat performing arts center at the high school. [13]

Schools

Schools in Swan Valley School District [14]
SchoolAddressNotes
Swan Valley High School 8400 O' Hern Road, SaginawGrades 9–12. Built 1972. [7]
Swan Valley Middle School453 Van Wormer, SaginawGrades 6–8. Built 1957. [9]
R.B. Havens Elementary457 Van Wormer, SaginawGrades K-5. Built 1970. [11]
Shields Elementary6900 Stroebel Rd., SaginawGrades K–5. Built 1952. [6]
Swan Valley Learning Center8400 O' Hern Road, SaginawPreschool and child care
Swan Valley Adult, Alternative and Community Education8400 O'Hern Road, SaginawAlternative high school

References

  1. ↑ Swan Valley School District. "Swan Valley School District" . Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ Swan Valley School District. "Board Strategic Plan 2025-2027" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Swan Valley School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ "Schools - Swan Valley HS". mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Saginaw County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Thomas District 4 lists schools for sale". The Saginaw News. August 23, 1952. p. 3.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Swan Creek Valley High plans ready for June, 1971 construction". Saginaw News. December 13, 1970. p. A3.
  8. ↑ "Shields School annexation OK'd". Saginaw News. June 8, 1954. p. 14.
  9. 1 2 "Shields Junior High School ready by fall?". Saginaw News. June 19, 1957. p. 22.
  10. ↑ "Millage, board on school ballot". Saginaw News. July 26, 1966. p. 13.
  11. 1 2 "Construction due to start Monday on R.B. Havens Elementary School". Saginaw News. May 9, 1970. p. 8.
  12. ↑ "Swan Valley High principal resigns after three hours". The Saginaw News. August 26, 1971. p. 4.
  13. ↑ Murdock, Riley (July 19, 2021). "Swan Valley aims to revamp district with $25 million bond proposal".
  14. ↑ Swan Valley School District. "Schools menu" . Retrieved November 5, 2025.


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