Houghton Lake Community Schools
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| Houghton Lake Community Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
4433 W. Houghton Lake Drive[1]
, Roscommon County, Michigan, 48629United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | PreKindergarten–12 |
| Superintendent | Benjamin Williams[2] |
| Schools | 3[3] |
| Budget | $15,112,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2618600[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,076 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Teachers | 87.84 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3] |
| Staff | 223.41 FTE (2023-2024)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 12.25 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Houghton Lake Community Schools is a public school district in Northern Michigan. In Roscommon County, it serves Houghton Lake, Prudenville, and the townships of Backus, Denton, Lake, Markey, Nester, and Roscommon, and part of Richfield Township.[4] In Missaukee County it serves parts of the townships of Aetna, Butterfield, Enterprise, Holland, and West Branch.[5]
One of the original Houghton Lake school buildings is the Old Stone School at 7730 Stone School Road. It was built around 1924 and included the district's high school.[6][7] A new high school (used today as Collins Elementary[1]) was dedicated in May 1950.[8]
The current high school was built in 1977.[9]
In 1984, the district was in danger of closing due to a string of defeated tax millages. That fall, community members and students campaigned for passage of a millage that would allow the district to continue operating. The millage was approved on September 12, 1984.[10][11]