White Pigeon Community Schools
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| White Pigeon Community Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
410 East Prairie Avenue[1]
, St. Joseph County, Michigan, 49099United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | PreKindergarten–12[2] |
| Superintendent | Shelly McBride[3] |
| Schools | 2[2] |
| Budget | $12,777,000 2021-2022 expenditures[2] |
| NCES District ID | 2636120[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 729 (2024-2025)[2] |
| Teachers | 45.2 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[2] |
| Staff | 92.75 FTE (2024-2025)[2] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 16.13 (2024-2025)[2] |
| District mascot | Chiefs[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
White Pigeon Community Schools is a public school district in southwest Michigan. In St. Joseph County, it serves White Pigeon, White Pigeon Township, and parts of the townships of Mottville and Florence.[4] It also serves part of Porter Township in Cass County.[5]
The first class graduated from White Pigeon High School in 1873.[6] Central Elementary School was built around 1955.[7]
The current Junior/Senior High School opened in January 1967.[8]
Despite many districts changing their Native American mascots, White Pigeon Community Schools stands by its "Chiefs" mascot because White Pigeon was named after Chief Wahbememe, a Potawatomi Chief from the early 1800s whose name translates to White Pigeon. He is buried near the town named after him.[9]