Gull Lake High School

Gull Lake High School
Address
7753 North 34th Street Richland , Michigan 49083 United States
Coordinates	42°22′21″N85°26′20″W / 42.37256°N 85.43887°W / 42.37256; -85.43887
Information
Type	Public High School
School district	Gull Lake Community Schools
Superintendent	Christopher Rundle
Principal	Don Eastman
Teaching staff	47.45 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	844 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.79 [1]
Color(s)	Navy and white    [2]
Athletics conference	Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference
Nickname	Blue Devils [2]
Newspaper	The Reflection
Website	www.gulllakecs.org/glhs
[3]

Gull Lake High School is part of the Gull Lake Community Schools in Richland, Michigan. The district was consolidated in the early 1960s from the existing Richland, Kellogg, and Bedford secondary schools and serves nearly 1000 students from a three-county area: NE Kalamazoo, NW Calhoun, and Southern Barry Counties. The school mascot is the Blue Devil.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 962 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:

• Male - 49.8%
• Female - 51.2%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
• Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.3%
• Black - 3.8%
• Hispanic - 2.7%
• White - 89.1%
• Multiracial - 2.9%

In addition, 15.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. ^[3]

Athletics

Gull Lake High School athletes compete in the Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference (SMAC). The athletes earned All Sports Champion recognition several years running.

Fall Sports: football, boys soccer, girls volleyball, sideline cheer, girls golf, boys tennis, cross country

Winter Sports: boys basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, girls competitive cheer, wrestling

Spring Sports: boys baseball, girls softball, track, girls soccer, boys golf, girls tennis.

Notable alumni

• Carson Hocevar, Class of 2021, NASCAR driver competing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in the No. 77 car for Spire Motorsports.
• Jason Newsted, Class of 1981, is a bassist known best for his work with Metallica.
• Caleb Porter, Class of 1993, who was a collegiate and professional soccer player before becoming a United States National Team and MLS coach.
• Xavier Prather, Class of 2012, first African-American winner of Big Brother .

References

1. "Gull Lake High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
2. "Gull Lake High School". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
3. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Gull Lake High School". ed.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Gull Lake Community Schools website