Newaygo Public Schools
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| Newaygo Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
360 South Mill Street[1]
, Newaygo County, Michigan, 49337United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
| Superintendent | Ben Gilpin[2] |
| Schools | 3[3] |
| Budget | $20,229,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2625320[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,512 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Teachers | 84.12 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3] |
| Staff | 193.63 FTE (2023-2024)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 17.97 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Newaygo Public Schools is a public school district in the West Michigan county of Newaygo. It serves Newaygo, Brooks Township, and parts of the townships of Ashland, Big Prairie, Croton, Everett, Garfield, and Grant.[4]
A new school building (currently Newaygo Elementary) was dedicated on June 3, 1926. The previous school building was then demolished.[5]
In 1952, Vera Wilsie Elementary was built, making more space available in the older school for secondary grades.[6]
The current high school opened in February 1964.[7] A bond issue passed in 2000 funded construction of the current middle school, and the 1926 school became an elementary building called Velma Matson Elementary.[8]
In 2022, voters passed a $22.96 million bond issue to improve district facilities. The elementary schools were consolidated in a newly renovated Velma Matson school, now called Newaygo Elementary, and Vera Wilsie Elementary was demolished.[9][8]