Forest Park School District (Michigan)

Forest Park School District
Address
801 Forest Pkwy Crystal Falls , Iron County , Michigan , 49920 United States
Coordinates	46°05′48″N88°20′20″W / 46.0965851°N 88.3387862°W / 46.0965851; -88.3387862
District information
Type	Public school district
Motto	Where every child has a chance to shine.
Grades	PK-12
Superintendent	Michelle Thomson
School board	7 members
Accreditation	Michigan Department of Education
Schools	Forest Park School
NCES District ID	2611190 [1]
Students and staff
Enrollment	450
Teachers	30
Staff	20
Student–teacher ratio	14:1
Athletic conference	MHSAA
District mascot	Trojans
Colors	Red and black
Other information
Website	fptrojans.org

Forest Park School District is a Public School District in Iron County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The district covers serves a population of 4,320 ^[2] across approximately 640 square miles, including the townships of Crystal Falls, Hematite, Mansfield, and Mastodon as well as the towns of Amasa, Alpha, and Crystal Falls. ^[3] The school serves approximately 450 pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade students, who receive instruction in one building from 30 teachers for a student-teacher ratio of 14:1 as of 2019. ^[4] As of 2022, the School District superintendent is Christy Larson. ^[5]

Demographics

According to Michigan's official education data source MI School Data, 54.7% of students attending Forest Park School District are economically disadvantaged. 93.69% of students identify as white, with the majority of the remaining students (4.5%) identifying as two or more races. ^[6]

Recognition

In 2014, the school district was placed in the top 9% of American high schools by US News and World Report, highlighting their above-average graduation rate. ^[7]

In 2016, the Michigan Education Finance Study recognized Forest Park as one of 58 school districts in Michigan that reached above average academic standards to become "A Notably Successful School in Michigan." ^[8]

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Forest Park School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved September 22, 2022.
2. "Census profile: Forest Park School District, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
3. "City of Crystal Falls, MI School District". crystalfalls.org. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
4. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Forest Park School District". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
5. "Forest Park sets interview". ironmountaindailynews.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
6. "District – Entity View Page". www.mischooldata.org. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
7. "Forest Park School". US News and World Report . Retrieved September 22, 2022.
8. Brian J. Whiston, State Superintendent (April 6, 2016). "Michigan Education Finance Study" (PDF). State of Michigan Department of Education. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.