Swan Valley School District
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| Swan Valley School District | |
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| Address | |
8380 O'Hern Road[1]
, Saginaw County, Michigan, 48609United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°24′32″N 84°04′48″W / 43.40883°N 84.07988°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
| Superintendent | Mat McRae[2] |
| Schools | 5[3] |
| Budget | $24,325,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2633410[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,782 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Teachers | 102.6 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3] |
| Staff | 195.7 FTE (2023-2024)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 17.37 (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 |
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]
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]
