Chassell Township School

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Chassell Township School
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Address
Chassell Township School
41585 US Highway 41

Chassell
,
Michigan
49916

United States
Coordinates 47°1′2″N88°31′14″W / 47.01722°N 88.52056°W / 47.01722; -88.52056
Information
School districtChassell Township Schools
Superintendent and PrincipalStephen Spahn
Teaching staff16.02 (on an FTE basis)
GradesK-12
Enrollment258 (2015-16)
Student to teacher ratio16.10
Color(s)Blue and gold    [1]
Athletics conferenceCopper Mountain Conference
Nickname Panthers [1]
Website www.cts.k12.mi.us

Chassell Township School is a K-12 school in Chassell, Michigan. It is the only school in the school district. [2]

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History

Original 1912 high school building Chassell School Complex B 2009.jpg
Original 1912 high school building

The current school building opened in 1992. [3] The original high school building was built in 1912 and, together with a 1917 elementary school, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2009 as the Chassell School Complex. [4]

Academics

In 2016, Chassell was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a national bronze medal school. [5]

A trades program was started in 2016, including carpentry, plumbing, and welding, with $16,000 of equipment costs funded by the Chassell Township Public School Foundation. [6] The school also offers career and technical education in subjects including auto mechanics, nursing aide, and early childhood education. [7]

Chassell received a 95.78% graduation index rating and an 83.33% overall index rating in 2016-17 from the Michigan Department of Education Center for Educational Performance and Information. [8]

Graduating class sizes from 2010 to 2015 averaged approximately 19 students (ranging from 11 to 22 students). Approximately 70% of these students went on to at least some post-secondary education. [9]

Athletics

The Chassell Township Panthers compete as a class D school in the Copper Mountain Conference of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. The school colors are blue and gold. [10] The following sports are offered: [11]

The girls' basketball team reached the Class D state final in 2018, losing 36–57 to Lenawee Christian School. [12] Chassell has only approximately 80 high school students and competes against other Class D schools with up to 203 high school students; [13] its 2018 team included 6 of the 7 girls in the school's senior class. [14] This was the first school basketball team to reach the finals since the boys' team won three straight championships from 1956 to 1958. [15]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 238 students enrolled in 2015-16 was:

47.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. [2]

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