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Kalamazoo Public Schools
Address
1220 Howard Street[1]
Kalamazoo
, Michigan, 49008
United States
Coordinates42°16′28″N 85°36′04″W / 42.27444°N 85.60111°W / 42.27444; -85.60111
District information
SuperintendentDr. Darrin Slade[2]
Schools31[3]
Budget$214,522,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3]
Students and staff
Enrollment12,323 (2023-24)[3]
Teachers712.02 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff1,555.15 FTE (2023-2024)[3]
Student–teacher ratio17.31 (2023-2024)[3]
Other information
Websitewww.kalamazoopublicschools.com

Kalamazoo Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Graduates of the district are eligible to receive scholarships through the Kalamazoo Promise, a program launched in 2005 and funded by anonymous donors. The district operates 31 schools.

The district includes the majority of Kalamazoo, all of Westwood, and most of Eastwood. It also includes sections of the following townships: Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, and Texas.[4]

Scholarship program

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Every resident graduate of the Kalamazoo Public Schools is provided with a scholarship for up to 100% of tuition and mandatory fee costs for four years at any public university or community college in Michigan, starting with the class of 2006. This program is known as the Kalamazoo Promise.[5] Books and room and board are not included.[6] In 2014, it was announced that 15 private colleges would also be included as Promise-eligible schools.[7] In 2015, Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo received Communities in Schools' national Unsung Heroes award in recognition of elementary school programs aimed at overcoming cultural and language barriers faced by students.[8][9]

History

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The first legal public high-school in Kalamazoo and in the state of Michigan began operating in 1858. The first class, consisting of five men and three women graduated in 1859.[10]Former United States Senator Charles E. Stuart sued the Kalamazoo School Board in 1874 alleging that the school-board's use of taxpayer money to fund secondary education was unconstitutional (up until that point taxpayers money was only for elementary schools). The School Board prevailed, setting a precedent allowing publicly funded secondary education throughout the country.[11]

In 1925 the school moved to the building currently known as Old Central High School at 714 South Westnedge.[12] Old Central High School currently houses the Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, or KAMSC.[13] Following the largest graduating class of 799 students in 1960, some Central High School students transferred to the newly opened Loy Norrix High School in 1961. Central High School moved to its current location in 1972.[14][15]

Schools

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Schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools district[3][16]
School Address Notes
Elementary Schools (Grades PreK-5)
Arcadia Elementary 932 Boswell Lane, Kalamazoo
Edison Academy 831 Lake Street, Kalamazoo
El Sol Elementary 604 W. Vine Street, Kalamazoo Spanish/English language immersion program.
Greenwood Elementary 3501 Moreland Street, Kalamazoo
Indian Prairie Elementary 3546 Grand Prairie Road, Kalamazoo
King-Westwood Elementary 1100 Nichols Road, Kalamazoo
Lincoln International Studies School 912 N. Burdick Street, Kalamazoo
Milwood Elementary 3400 Lovers Lane, Kalamazoo
Northeastern Elementary 2433 Gertrude Street, Kalamazoo
Northglade Montessori Magnet School 1914 Cobb Street, Kalamazoo
Prairie Ridge Elementary 2294 S. 9th Street, Kalamazoo
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary 2321 S. Park Street, Kalamazoo
Spring Valley Center for Exploration 3530 Mt. Olivet Road, Kalamazoo
Washington Writers' Academy 1919 Portage Road, Kalamazoo
Winchell Elementary 2316 Winchell Avenue, Kalamazoo
Woods Lake Elementary 3215 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo
Woodward School 606 Stuart Avenue, Kalamazoo
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
Alternative Learning Program (ALP)
Hillside Middle School 1941 Alamo Avenue, Kalamazoo
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts 922 W. Maple Street, Kalamazoo
Milwood Magnet School 2916 Konkle Street, Kalamazoo
Linden Grove Middle School 4241 Arboretum Pkwy, Kalamazoo
High Schools (Grades 9-12)
Loy Norrix High School 606 E. Kilgore Road, Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program 600 W. Vine Street, Kalamazoo A virutal/in-person hybrid credit recovery high school.[17] Housed at former Kalamazoo Central High School.
Kalamazoo Central High School 2432 N. Drake Road, Kalamazoo
Phoenix High School 1411 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo Alternative high school.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kalamazoo Public Schools. "Kalamazoo Public Schools". Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  2. ^ Kalamazoo Public Schools. "Superintendent". Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Kalamazoo Public Schools". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kalamazoo County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Fishman, Ted C. (September 13, 2012). "Why These Kids Get a Free Ride to College". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Affordable College for All". CBS, Katie Couric. Archived from the original on February 26, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2007. To receive any assistance, a student must live within the Kalamazoo Public School District boundaries and would have had to attend since at least ninth grade. Sixty-five percent of that student's tuition would be paid. The scale goes up from there, with eighth graders receiving 70 percent of their tuition paid, 75 percent for seventh graders, 80 percent for sixth, 85 percent for fifth, 90 percent for fourth, and 95 for first through third graders. Resident students attending schools in the district from kindergarten through high school graduation will have 100 percent of their tuition and fees paid.
  7. ^ "Kalamazoo Promise expands to include private colleges in Michigan". MLive.com. Booth Newspapers. June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  8. ^ Mack, Julie (January 23, 2015). "Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo wins national award for work at Arcadia Elementary". MLive.com. Booth Newspapers. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  9. ^ "Overcoming Cultural and Language Barriers". www.communitiesinschools.org. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  10. ^ Kalamazoo Gazette staff (May 5, 2010). "Kalamazoo Central High School historical highlights". MLive.
  11. ^ Michigan's Legal Milestones Archived December 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Kalamazoo Gazette staff (May 5, 2010). "Kalamazoo Central High School historical highlights". MLive.
  13. ^ Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center. "Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center". Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  14. ^ Kalamazoo Public Schools. "Kalamazoo Central High School About Us". Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  15. ^ Kalamazoo Gazette staff (May 5, 2010). "Kalamazoo Central High School historical highlights". MLive.
  16. ^ Kalamazoo Public Schools. "Schools menu". Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  17. ^ Kalamazoo Public Schools. "Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program". Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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