Fennville Public Schools
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| Fennville Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
5 Memorial Drive[1]
, Allegan County, Michigan, 49408United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
| Superintendent | Albert Lombard[2] |
| Schools | 4[1] |
| Budget | $20,393,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2614230[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,219 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Teachers | 83.75 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[3] |
| Staff | 185.25 FTE (2024-2025)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.56 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Fennville Public Schools is a public school district in West Michigan. It serves Fennville, Clyde Township, and parts of the townships of Casco, Ganges, Lee, Manlius, Saugatuck, and Valley.[4]
One of Fennville's early schools was a brick building originally built in 1894 and expanded several times.[5] It was the only school in the district until Anna Michen Elementary was built in 1957.[6]
A new high school was dedicated on May 11, 1963. The architect was G.E. Diekema of Kalamazoo.[7] The 1894 building then became the junior high school.[6]
After voters rejected a bond issue in 1971 to replace the antiquated junior high, the building began falling apart. Collapsing plaster and unstable floors made the district close certain rooms in October 1972.[6] With the recommendation from the Michigan Department of Education to close the building, students were sent home early on October 8 for an emergency meeting of district staff.[8] The school was then abandoned, and the junior high students began sharing the high school building, with each student body attending on a half-day basis.[9]
The crisis ended when the present high school opened for classes on March 17, 1975. The previous high school then became the district's middle school.[10]
Fennville Elementary opened in fall 2006, replacing Michen Elementary.[11]