Kalamazoo Public Schools

Kalamazoo Public Schools
Address
1220 Howard Street
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
Schools31[1]
Students and staff
Enrollment12,581 (2020-21)[1]
Teachers686.03 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio18.34[1]
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: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, and Texas.[2]

Scholarship program

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.[3] Books and room and board are not included.[4] In 2014, it was announced that 15 private colleges would also be included as Promise-eligible schools.[5] 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.[6][7]

Schools

Publicly funded schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools district include:

Elementary schools

  • Arcadia Elementary
  • Edison Environmental Science Academy
  • El Sol Elementary
  • Greenwood Elementary
  • Indian Prairie Elementary
  • King-Westwood Elementary
  • Lincoln International Studies School
  • Milwood Elementary
  • Northeastern Elementary
  • Northglade Montessori Magnet School
  • Prairie Ridge Elementary
  • Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary
  • Spring Valley Center for Exploration
  • Washington Writers' Academy
  • Winchell Elementary
  • Woods Lake Elementary: A Magnet Center for the Arts
  • Woodward School For Technology and Research

Middle schools

  • Alternative Learning Program (ALP)
  • Hillside Middle School
  • Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
  • Milwood Magnet School: A Center for Math, Science and Technology
  • Linden Grove Middle School

High schools

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Kalamazoo Public Schools". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kalamazoo County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Overcoming Cultural and Language Barriers". www.communitiesinschools.org. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.


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