Hart Public School District
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| Hart Public School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
301 Johnson St. W[1]
, Oceana County, Michigan, 49420United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | PreKindergarten - 12 |
| Superintendent | Mark Platt[2] |
| Schools | 3[3] |
| Budget | $18,625,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2617860[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,189 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Teachers | 86.1 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3] |
| Staff | 270.88 FTE (2023-2024)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 13.81 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Hart Public School District is a public school district in West Michigan. In Oceana County, it serves Hart, Elbridge Township, and parts of the townships of Crystal, Ferry, Golden, Hart, Leavitt, and Shelby.[4]
Normal school
The Hart school district was organized in 1867, but students were not separated into grades until 1878.[5] Prior to 1893, two frame buildings were used as schools (a high school and an elementary).[6] A new school building opened in 1893, and it would serve as Hart's only school until Spitler Elementary opened in fall 1955.[7] Additions were built in 1902, 1912, and 1937.[6][8]
In February 1959, the upper floors of the 1893 building were found to be structurally unsound.[9] Voters approved construction of a replacement building in 1960. It opened in January 1962.[10] It was designed by architecture firm VanderMeiden and Kotelles of Grand Haven.[11]
The current middle school opened in fall 1997.[12]
From at least 1909 and into the 1940s, Hart High School operated the Oceana County Normal School, or teacher training school.[13] Graduates of this one-year post-secondary program could be hired to teach in rural schools in the county on a probationary basis, and the credits could be transferred to a state university for the attainment of a teaching degree.[14][15]