Saginaw Public Schools, also known as the School District of the City of Saginaw and Saginaw Public School District (SPSD), is a school district in Saginaw, Michigan. The district is a part of the Saginaw Intermediate School District, and serves the cities of Saginaw and Zilwaukee, the eastern part of Kochville Township, and portions of Buena Vista Township north of Hess Avenue.
The original Arthur Hill High School was located at Court and Harrison Streets and was built in 1888. By 1936 the campus consisted of five buildings.
The new Arthur Hill High School opened in January 1940, with 45 percent of construction costs funded by the federal government. The architecture firm was Frantz & Spence. The building featured technology such as an "electric eye" in each classroom to control the lights.
Saginaw High School consisted of two buildings separated by busy Warren Avenue, one built in 1879 and the other built in 1903. By 1948, the campus was considered overcrowded and a fire hazard. That year, its bell tower was demolished due to fear that it would collapse. There was no library, no spectator seating in the gym, and the girls' locker room consisted of three showers and three bathtubs.
A replacement building had long been considered, but until 1948, a bond issue needed a two thirds majority of voters to be passed. When both a bond issue and a millage failed at the polls in 1949, students staged a walkout. A bond issue to build a new Saginaw High was approved by voters in 1950. The new Saginaw High School opened in November 1954. The building featured a state-of-the-art public address system that could broadcast records, voice, or radio broadcasts throughout the school.
The Buena Vista School District closed in 2013. The Saginaw School District acquired the Buena Vista headquarters building, all five school buildings and the majority of the school district territory. This territory included areas north of Hess Avenue except for the parcels located between Airport Road and Townline Road that are south of Holland. 261 new students from Buena Vista were expected to attend Saginaw schools. Ultimately 109 former Buena Vista students began attending Saginaw schools.
In 2024, Saginaw High School and Arthur High School merged within a new building, Saginaw United High School. Arthur Hill High became Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, and Saginaw High School became Saginaw Middle School.
The Saginaw Public School District includes nine elementary schools, one K-8 school, two middle school, three high schools, a career center and an early childhood center.
The district has closed, consolidated, or replaced several schools, including: