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| Manchester Community Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
710 East Main Street[1]
, Washtenaw, Michigan, 48158United States | |
| District information | |
| Motto | Great Education Made Personal.[1] |
| Grades | PreKindergarten–12[2] |
| Established | 1867 |
| Superintendent | Steven Head[3] |
| Schools | 3[2] |
| Budget | $14,295,000 2022–2023 expenditures[2] |
| NCES District ID | 2622380[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 681 (2024–2025)[2] |
| Teachers | 47.92 (on an FTE basis) (2024–2025)[2] |
| Staff | 113.98 FTE (2024–2025)[2] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.21 (2024–2025)[2] |
| District mascot | Flying Dutchmen[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Manchester Community Schools is a public school district in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It serves Manchester and parts of the townships of Bridgewater, Freedom, Sharon, and Manchester. It also serves parts of Napoleon Township and Norvell Township in Jackson County.[4]
History
[edit]The district's former high school was built in 1936 at the corner of City and Wolverine Streets. It replaced the 1867 Manchester Union School on the same site.[5] The 1936 school was funded by the Works Progress Administration. Its cornerstone, laid on March 24, 1936, includes a box of historical documents about the building and school district, as well as coins.[6]
Riverside Intermediate School was built in 1954.[7] Luther C. Klager Elementary, named after a long-serving school board president, opened in fall 1969. The architect was Louis Kingscott.[8]
The current junior/senior high school opened in fall 2004.[9]
Schools
[edit]| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester Junior/Senior High School | 20500 Dutch Drive, Manchester | Grades 7–12 |
| Riverside Intermediate School | 710 E. Main St., Manchester | Grades 3-6 |
| Luther C. Klager Elementary | 405 Ann Arbor St., Manchester | Grades PreK-2 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Manchester Community Schools. "Manchester Community Schools". Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Manchester Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ↑ Manchester Community Schools. "Central Office". Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Washtenaw School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ↑ Chartrand, Marsha (August 15, 2022). "Chamber spotlight: Manchester Community Schools". Manchester Mirror.
- ↑ "Cornerstone laid for school at Manchester". Ann Arbor News. March 25, 1936. p. 3.
- ↑ Manchester Community Schools. "2023 Bond Proposal Improvements" (PDF). Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ↑ "School dedication set at Manchester". Ann Arbor News. October 7, 1969. p. 3.
- ↑ Stone-Palmquist, Peri (August 12, 2004). "Public gets look at new Manchester High". Ann Arbor News. p. B2.