Kearsley Community Schools
| Kearsley Community Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
4398 Underhill Drive[1]
, Genesee County, Michigan, 48506United States | |
| District information | |
| Motto | Where pride, tradition, and excellence meet.[1] |
| Grades | PreKindergarten–12[1] |
| President | Chad Langworthy[2] |
| Vice-president | Dr. Charles Wade[2] |
| Superintendent | Paul Guadard[3] |
| Schools | 7[4] |
| Budget | $47,274,000 2022–2023 expenditures[4] |
| NCES District ID | 2620070[4] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 2,834 (2024–2025)[4] |
| Teachers | 172.75 (on an FTE basis) (2024–2025)[4] |
| Staff | 453.66 FTE (2024–2025)[4] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 16.41 (2024–2025)[4] |
| District mascot | Hornets[1] |
| Colors | Blue Gold |
| Other information | |
| Intermediate District | Genesee |
| Website | www |
Kearsley Community Schools is a public school district in Genesee County, Michigan. It serves parts of Flint, Burton, Beecher, and parts of the townships of Davison, Genesee and Richfield.[5]
History
[edit]Kearsley Community Schools is named after former mayor of Detroit and U.S. Army Major Jonathan Kearsley. The first school was built before the Civil War, but it burned down in 1929. The school was rebuilt later that year.[6]
In 1940, the districts of Kearsley, Tanner, Wentworth and White consolidated to form the current district.[6] Groundbreaking for the current high school was on June 28, 1956.[7] In 2022, voters passed a $21.65 million bond issue to improve school facilities.[8][9]
Schools
[edit]| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kearsley High School | 4302 Underhill Drive, Flint | Grades 7–12. Built 1957. |
| Armstrong Middle School | 6161 Hopkins, Flint | Grades 6-8. Built 1972. |
| Kate Dowdall Elementary | 3333 Shillelagh Drive, Flint | Grades 2-3. Built 1960. |
| Leota Fiedler Elementary | 6317 Nightingale Drive, Flint | Grades 4-5. Built 1964. |
| Weston Elementary | 2499 Cashin Street, Burton | Grades K-1. Built 1952. |
| Pumpkin Patch Early Childhood Center | 4235 Crosby Road, Flint | Preschool. Formerly Thelma Buffey Elementary.[1] Built 1962. |
| Kearsley Virtual Academy | 4396 Underhill Drive, Flint | Online school for grades 9-12. |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Kearsley Community Schools. "Kearsley Community Schools". Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- 1 2 Kearsley Community Schools. "Board of Education". Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ↑ Kearsley Community Schools. "Superintendent's Messages". Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Kearsley Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Genesee County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- 1 2 3 McKay, Ave'r (December 14, 2015). "Kearsley celebrates its 75th anniversary". Kearsley Eclipse (Kearsley High School newspaper).
- ↑ "Ground-breaking". Flint Journal. June 29, 1956. p. 21.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Treasury. "Kearsley Community Schools". Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- 1 2 Kearsley Community Schools. "Capital Projects Update". Retrieved May 30, 2026.