Alma Public Schools
School district in Michigan
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Alma Public Schools is a public school district in Gratiot County, Michigan. It serves Alma and parts of the townships of Arcada, Emerson, Pine River, Seville, and Sumner. It also serves parts of the townships of Ferris and Richland in Montcalm County.[4]
| Alma Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1500 N. Pine Avenue[1]
, Gratiot, Michigan, 48801United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
| Superintendent | Stacey Criner[2] |
| Schools | 5[3] |
| Budget | $31,801,000 2022-2023 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2602640[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,815 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Teachers | 117.12 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[3] |
| Staff | 302.71 FTE (2024-2025)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.5 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
History
The first school in Alma was established in 1855.[5] At the corner of Gratiot and Center Streets, a two-story, four-classroom frame school was built in 1868.[6] A Union School was built in 1885 at Court and Superior Streets.[7]
On the block bordered by Hastings, Pine, Downie and Gratiot Streets, a high school was built in 1912.[7] It was replaced by the current high school in fall 1970,[8] becoming the district's middle school.[9] Guido A. Binda was the architect of the 1970 high school building.[10] A performing arts center that seats 1,610 was built at the high school in 2000.[11]
When the current middle school was built as part of the 2004 construction bond program, the former middle school/high school from 1912 was demolished.[12] In 2007, a boy walking across the site found a class ring from 1918 in the dirt and sought to return it to the family of its owner.[13]
Schools
| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alma High School | 1500 N. Pine Ave., Alma | Grades 9–12 |
| Donald L. Pavlik Middle School | 1700 N. Pine Ave., Alma | Grades 6–8 |
| Pine Avenue Elementary | 1025 N. Pine Ave., Alma | Grades 4–5 |
| Hillcrest Elementary | 515 Elizabeth St., Alma | Grades 1-3 |
| Luce Road Early Childhood Center | 535 N. Luce Rd., Alma | Grades PreK-K |