Gull Lake Community Schools

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Gull Lake Community Schools
Address
10100 E D Ave. [1]
Richland
, Kalamazoo , Michigan , 49083
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentChristopher L. Rundle [2]
Schools7 [3]
Budget$59,551,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2617250 [3]
Students and staff
Students3,339 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers219.94 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff489.34 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio15.79 [3]
Other information
Website www.gulllakecs.org

Gull Lake Community Schools is a public school district near Kalamazoo, Michigan. In Kalamazoo County, it serves Richland and Richland Township, South Gull Lake and parts of Charleston Township, Comstock Township, Cooper Township, and Ross Township. [4] In Barry County, it serves parts of the townships of Barry, Johnstown, and Prairieville, [5] and in Calhoun County, it serves part of Bedford Township. [6]

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History

In 1962, the school districts of East Cooper, Kellogg, Richland, and Yorkville merged. [7] The new district was named for Gull Lake, which united the interests of the area. [8] [9]

Two high schools in the merged districts continue to be used by the district for different purposes. Richland High School opened in fall, 1957. [10] It replaced a building built around 1924, when the Richland district's teachers were students at what is now Western Michigan University. [11] Kellogg Agricultural High School was built in 1929. [12] Kellogg Elementary was added to it in 1953. [13]

In the fall of 1965, Kellogg Agricultural High School became Gull Lake High School and Richland High School became Gull Lake Junior High. Students from those schools had voted for the Blue Devils to be the mascot of their combined high school. [14]

In fall of 1970, a renovation and expansion was completed at the district's junior high school (the former Richland High School) to turn it back into the high school for grades nine through twelve. [15] The former high school (Kellogg) became the middle school. [16]

The present Gull Lake High School, designed by the architecture firm Kingscott Associates, opened in fall 2007. [17] The former high school (originally Richland High) became the district's middle school. [18] In April of 2022, an 880-seat auditorium addition opened at the high school. [19] [20]

Schools

Schools in Gull Lake Community Schools District [21] [3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Gull Lake High School 7753 N. 34th Street, RichlandGrades 9-12
Gull Lake Middle School9550 East M-89, RichlandGrades 6-8
Kellogg Elementary9594 N 40th St., Hickory CornersGrades PreK-2
Richland Elementary9476 East M-89, RichlandGrades PreK-2
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate9562 East M-89, RichlandGrades 3-5
Gateway Academy10100 East D Avenue, RichlandAlternative high school. Grades 9-12.


References

  1. ↑ Gull Lake Community Schools. "Gull Lake Community Schools" . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ Gull Lake Community Schools. "Superintendent" . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Gull Lake Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Montcalm County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Barry County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Calhoun County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ Editorial staff of Kellogg High School yearbook. 1963 Kel-log (Kellogg High School 1963 yearbook. p. 2.
  8. ↑ "'Gull Lake Community Schools' elects Hitchcock as president". Battle Creek Enquirer. June 13, 1962. p. 7.
  9. ↑ "Named to Gull Lake board". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 10, 1962. p. 8.
  10. ↑ "New Richland High School ready for Tuesday opening". The Kalamazoo Gazette. September 1, 1957. p. 8.
  11. ↑ "Richland to build big new high school". The Dowagiac Daily News (Dowagiac, Mich.). June 16, 1923. p. 4.
  12. ↑ "Kellogg school gains pupils; 233 enrolled". The Kalamazoo Gazette. September 30, 1930. p. 3.
  13. ↑ Jacques, Nicole (October 15, 2003). "Kellogg Elementary to mark 50 years with open house". Battle Creek Enquirer. p. 3.
  14. ↑ De Yott, Jackie (April 18, 1965). "Gull Lake's nickname: Blue Devils". The Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 37.
  15. ↑ "New high school awaits Gull Lake students". Battle Creek Enquirer. August 9, 1970. p. C16.
  16. ↑ "Dr. Mawby heads Gull Lake school board". Battle Creek Enquirer. July 16, 1970. p. B4.
  17. ↑ Rose, Phyllis (August 6, 2007). "All smiles in Gull Lake". The Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 1.
  18. ↑ Editorial staff of Gull Lake High School Yearbook. The Gull 1993. p. 1.
  19. ↑ Gull Lake Community Schools. "Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts" . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  20. ↑ Schooldesigns.com. "Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts" . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  21. ↑ Gull Lake Community Schools. "Schools" . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
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