Eaton Rapids Public Schools

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Eaton Rapids Public Schools
Address
912 Greyhound Drive [1]
Eaton Rapids
, Eaton County , Michigan , 48827
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentKevin Dufresne [2]
Schools6 [3]
Budget$33,918,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2612690 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,941 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers132.51 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff310.63 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio14.65 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.erpsk12.org

Eaton Rapids Public Schools is a public school district in the Lansing, Michigan area. In Eaton County, it serves Eaton Rapids and parts of the townships of Brookfield, Eaton, Eaton Rapids, Hamlin, and Windsor. In Ingham County, it serves parts of the townships of Aurelius, Delhi, and Onondaga. [4]

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History

The first commencement at Eaton Rapids High School was in 1875. [5]

A brick school was built in 1886 [6] on the north side of King Street near the end of West Street. It was ultimately known as the West Building. An elementary school was built to the east of it, and the high school was built to the north of the elementary on the west side of Hall Street in 1923. [7] [6]

The West Building was condemned by the state fire marshal in 1939, but the high school continued to hold classes in it due to overcrowding. It was torn down when the new high school opened. As of 1962, high school classes were held in three other buildings, including the 1923 high school, which was converted to a junior high when the current high school opened. [6]

Northwestern Elementary was built in 1959 and closed in 2011. [8]

Union Street Elementary was built in 1962. The architect was Guido A. Binda. [9] Currently it is known as Union Street Center and houses the Early Learning Center and other programs for the community. [10]

The current high school opened in fall 1963. Warren Holmes Co. was the architect. [11]

The opening of the high school was marred by vandalism. A few days prior to the first football game of the year, a match with Charlotte High School, students from Charlotte spray painted "CHS" on the school and smashed school bus windows. The guilty boys agreed to pay for the clean-up and did not face prosecution. Eaton Rapids won the football game against Charlotte 21-6. [12] [13]

The middle school and intermediate school share a building that opened in 1971. [14] The name "Intermediate" was chosen instead of "Junior High" because, as then superintendent Carl Holbrook said, "The word 'junior' gives connotations of secondary importance. We don't want our new school to be junior anything." [15]

Parts of the former high school have been converted into apartments. [16]

Schools

The district's schools share a campus on State Street/Plains Road at Greyhound Drive. [17]


Schools in Eaton Rapids Public Schools district [17] [3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Eaton Rapids High School800 State Street, Eaton RapidsGrades 9-12. Built 1963. [11]
Eaton Rapids Middle School815 Greyhound Drive, Eaton RapidsGrades 6-8
Greyhound Intermediate School805 Greyhound Drive, Eaton RapidsGrades 3-5. [14]
Lockwood Elementary810 Greyhound Drive, Eaton RapidsGrades K-2. Includes a Montessori school for grades K-3.
Greyhound Central Elementary912 Greyhound Drive, Eaton RapidsGrades PreK-K
Greyhound Early Learning Center501 Union Street, Eaton Rapids [10] Preschool and daycare housed in Union Street Center.
Greyhound Central Performance AcademyAlternative high school
Eaton Rapids Virtual Scholar ProgramOnline school for grades 6-12

References

  1. ↑ Eaton Rapids Public Schools. "Eaton Rapids Public Schools" . Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ Eaton Rapids Public Schools. "Administrative Office" . Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Eaton Rapids Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Eaton County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Eaton Rapids High School". Detroit Free Press. June 28, 1890. p. 4.
  6. 1 2 3 Jones, Mike (September 25, 1963). "Eaton Rapids Proud of New High School". Lansing State Journal. p. C2.
  7. ↑ Editorial staff of Eaton Rapids High School yearbook. 1954 Eatonian (1954 Eaton Rapids High School yearbook). p. 4-5.
  8. ↑ Greco, Rachel (January 24, 2017). "The Second Act". Lansing State Journal. p. 3A.
  9. ↑ "Dedication of school is Sunday". Lansing State Journal. October 20, 1962. p. 7.
  10. 1 2 Eaton Rapids Public Schools. "Union Street Center" . Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "$1,375,000 Eaton Rapids High School dedicated". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). November 11, 1963. p. 15.
  12. ↑ "Boy vandals to escape prosecution". Lansing State Journal. September 17, 1963. p. 12.
  13. ↑ "Kin called to settle vandalism". Lansing State Journal. September 19, 1963. p. 11.
  14. 1 2 "Open house". Lansing State Journal. November 3, 1971. p. 23.
  15. ↑ "New Eaton Rapids school". Lansing State Journal. December 1, 1970. p. C6.
  16. ↑ Bridgeview Senior Apartments. "Bridgeview Senior Apartments" . Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  17. 1 2 Eaton Rapids Public Schools. "Schools menu" . Retrieved October 2, 2025.
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