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Saginaw Public School District is an urban school district located in Saginaw, Michigan. Over the past 10 years the school district has experienced setbacks that have caused the district to obtain a negative reputation in the state of Michigan. Before discussing the problems of the Saginaw Public School District it is useful to introduce the city of Saginaw. The city of Saginaw has a population of approximately 50,303 according to data taken in 2013. Since the year 2000 the city has experienced a population decrease of 18.6 percent. The estimated median household income in 2013 was $27, 189 dollars. The racial make-up of the city of Saginaw is approximately 44 percent Black 37.7 percent white 14.3 percent Hispanic .3 percent American …show more content…

The other two high schools, Arthur Hill and Saginaw High are located on two different sides of town known as the west and east side are low performing high schools that are known for their athletics over academics. The locations of the schools are an important factor in the debate of school closing because the city of Saginaw is divided by a bridge into two sides east and west. The east side of Saginaw is known as the urban area of Saginaw were the crime rate of Saginaw is the highest. The high crime rate has also put Saginaw on the list of the most dangerous cities in America. Saginaw High is located on the east side and is surrounded by the roughest crime areas in the city. The west side which is still located in the city is close to the suburban are known as Saginaw Township. There is still crime on the west side of Saginaw but not as nearly compatible to the crime of the east side of Saginaw. Arthur Hill High School is located on the west side and is one block from Saginaw Township. Throughout our paper we will be looking at the problems that the Saginaw Public School District face regarding their deficit. We will be addressing the case of which high school should be closed to help eliminate the district’s deficit and increase academic achievement. We will analyze this case using the conceptual model of

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