Hamilton Community Schools

Hamilton Community Schools
Address
4815 136th Ave. [1] Hamilton , Allegan , Michigan , 49419 United States
District information
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten-12
Superintendent	Dr. Bradford Lusk [2]
Schools	7 [3]
Budget	$39,858,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID	2617400 [3]
Students and staff
Students	2,526 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers	151.78 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff	312.06 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio	16.64 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website	www.hamiltonschools.us

Hamilton Community Schools is a public school district in Allegan County, Michigan. It serves Heath Township (which includes the unincorporated community of Hamilton), part of Holland, and parts of the townships of Fillmore, Laketown, Manlius, Monterey, Overisel, Salem, and Saugatuck. ^[4]

History

Hamilton High School opened in fall 2001. ^[5] The former junior/senior high school, which had opened in 1961, ^[6] became the district's middle school. ^[7] Prior to 1961, the district's students attended Allegan High School, Holland High School, Saugatuck High School, and Zeeland High School. ^[8]

Schools

Schools in Hamilton Community Schools district ^{[9] [3]}

School	Address	Notes
Hamilton High School	4911 136th Ave., Hamilton	Grades 9-12
Hamilton Middle School	4845 136th Ave., Hamilton	Grades Grades 5-8
Bentheim Elementary	4057 38th St., Hamilton	Grades PreK-4
Blue Star Elementary	3846 58th St., Holland	Grades K-4
Hamilton Elementary	3472 Lincoln Rd., Hamilton	Grades PreK-4
Hamilton Virtual School		Grades PreK-12, online learning
Hawkeye Preschool	4317 46th St., Holland	Preschool

References

1. Hamilton Community Schools. "Hamilton Community Schools" . Retrieved August 13, 2025.
2. Hamilton Community Schools. "Administrative Office" . Retrieved August 13, 2025.
3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Hamilton Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
4. Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Allegan County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2025.
5. Reinstadler, Kym (August 28, 2001). "Opening day". The Grand Rapids Press. p. L1.
6. "New Hamilton High School". The Holland Sentinel (Holland, Mich.). November 8, 1961. p. 20.
7. "Construction of new high school and pool on schedule". The Grand Rapids Press. October 10, 2000. p. L2.
8. "Hamilton to vote Monday on new high school issue". Grand Haven Tribune (Grand Haven, Mich.). April 17, 1959. p. 4.
9. Hamilton Community Schools. "Schools" . Retrieved August 13, 2025.