Constantine Public Schools

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Constantine Public Schools
Address
1 Falcon Drive [1]
Constantine
, St. Joseph County , Michigan , 49042
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentPat Breen [2]
Schools5 [1]
Budget$16,927,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2610750 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,301 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers69.76 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff139.1 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio18.65 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.homeofthefalcons.org

Constantine Public Schools is a public school district in southwest Michigan. In St. Joseph County, it serves Constantine and parts of the townships of Constantine, Fabius, Florence, and Mottville. [4] In Cass County, it serves parts of the townships of Mason, Newberg, and Porter. [5]

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History

Constantine's first school began in 1830 in a crude cellar room with split logs for seats. A dedicated schoolhouse was erected in 1832, and subsequent schoolhouses replaced it over the years. The site of the current middle school has been used as a school since 1867, when a three-story brick school was built. The first high school class graduated in 1872. [6]

The upper floor of the 1867 schoolhouse burned on April 8, 1894. [7] [8] The school was rebuilt but burned twice more, the last time in 1926. [6] Its school bell is prominently displayed in the current high school. [9]

On the same site, the Canaris Street School was built in 1927 as a K-12 building, and it became the high school after grade schools were built in Constantine. [10] A section housing the auditorium, gymnasium and band room was built around 1957. [11] [12] Ultimately the district's middle school, it closed in summer 2005, when the middle school moved to the former high school. [10]

The current Constantine High School opened for classes on January 3, 2005 [9] and the previous high school, built in 1966, [13] became the district's middle school. The construction of Riverside Elementary was funded by the same bond issue that built the 1966 high school. [14]

Schools

Schools in Constantine Public Schools district [1] [3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Constantine High School1 Falcon Drive, ConstantineGrades 9–12. Built 2005. [9]
Constantine Middle School260 W 6th Street, ConstantineGrades 6–8. Built 1957, expanded 1966. [11] [13]
Riverside Elementary600 W 6th Street, ConstantineGrades 3–5
Eastside Elementary935 White Pigeon Road, ConstantineGrades PreK-2
Constantine Tech/Adult Education300 Peachtree Street, ConstantineAlternative high school

References

  1. 1 2 3 Constantine Public Schools. "Constantine Public Schools" . Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ Constantine Public Schools. "Administration Office" . Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Constantine Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "St. Joseph County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Cass County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Editorial staff of Constantine High School yearbook. Falcon Memory '56 (Constantine High School 1956 yearbook). p. 4.
  7. ↑ "Michigan gleanings". The Muskegon Chronicle (Muskegon, Mich.). April 13, 1894. p. 2.
  8. ↑ Editorial staff of Constantine High School yearbook. Falcon Ledger '53 (Constantine High School 1953 yearbook). p. 7.
  9. 1 2 3 Jessup, Kathy (December 18, 2004). "Constantine students and staff move into new high school". Kalamazoo Gazette. p. B1.
  10. 1 2 Rietsma, Jef (August 9, 2007). "A beautiful has-been". Kalamazoo Gazette. p. A5.
  11. 1 2 Editorial staff of Constantine High School yearbook. Falcon Ledger 1959 (Constantine High School 1959 yearbook). p. 4.
  12. ↑ Editorial staff of Constantine High School yearbook. Falcon Ledger 1958 (Constantine High School 1958 yearbook). p. 6.
  13. 1 2 "Constantine". The Marcellus News (Marcellus, Mich.). August 11, 1966. p. 1.
  14. ↑ Snook, Bruce (January 31, 2005). "Governor's proclamation puts mentoring in the spotlight". Kalamazoo Gazette. p. South section 4.
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