Hart Public School District

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Hart Public School District
Address
301 Johnson St. W [1]
Hart
, Oceana County , Michigan , 49420
United States
District information
GradesPreKindergarten - 12
SuperintendentMark Platt [2]
Schools3 [3]
Budget$18,625,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2617860 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,189 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers86.1 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff270.88 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio13.81 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.hartschools.net

Hart Public School District is a public school district in West Michigan. In Oceana County, it serves Hart, Elbridge Township, and parts of the townships of Crystal, Ferry, Golden, Hart, Leavitt, and Shelby. [4]

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History

The Hart school district was organized in 1867, but students were not separated into grades until 1878. [5] Prior to 1893, two frame buildings were used as schools (a high school and an elementary). [6] A new school building opened in 1893, and it would serve as Hart's only school until Spitler Elementary opened in fall 1955. [7] Additions were built in 1902, 1912, and 1937. [6] [8]

In February 1959, the upper floors of the 1893 building were found to be structurally unsound. [9] Voters approved construction of a replacement building in 1960. It opened in January 1962. [10] It was designed by architecture firm VanderMeiden and Kotelles of Grand Haven. [11]

The current middle school opened in fall 1997. [12]

Normal school

From at least 1909 and into the 1940s, Hart High School operated the Oceana County Normal School, or teacher training school. [13] Graduates of this one-year post-secondary program could be hired to teach in rural schools in the county on a probationary basis, and the credits could be transferred to a state university for the attainment of a teaching degree. [14] [15]

Schools

Schools in Hart Public School District share a campus near the corner of S. Peach Avenue and W. Johnson Street in Hart. [1]

Schools in Hanover-Horton School District [3] [1]
SchoolAddressNotes
Hart High School300 W Johnson St., HartGrades 9-12. Built 1962. [10]
Hart Middle School308 W Johnson St., HartGrades 5-8. Built 1997. [12]
Spitler Elementary302 W Johnson St., HartGrades K-4. Built 1955. [7]
Diman-Wolf Early Childhood Center306 W Johnson St., HartPreschool

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hart Public School District. "Hart Public School Ditrict" . Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ Hart Public School District. "Staff" . Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Hart Public School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Oceana County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ Editorial staff of Hart High School yearbook. The Hartian 1947 (1947 Hart High School yearbook). p. 45.
  6. 1 2 Editorial staff of Hart High School yearbook. The Hartian 1924 (1924 Hart High School yearbook). p. 13.
  7. 1 2 Hart Public School District. "Spitler Turns 70: Remembering the Legacy of Spitler" . Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Hart C-C advances plan for $550,000 high school". Muskegon Chronicle. June 3, 1960. p. 10.
  9. ↑ "To shift classes". Grand Rapids Press. February 20, 1959. p. 25.
  10. 1 2 "Hart folk visit new high school". Muskegon Chronicle. March 19, 1962. p. 11.
  11. ↑ "Hart High School students will move into new building soon". Grand Rapids Press. December 24, 1961. p. 3.
  12. 1 2 Treutler, Susan K. (September 9, 1997). "Construction, renovations dominate as area schools start fall schedules". Muskegon Chronicle. p. 3.
  13. ↑ "Keeps eyes open". Grand Rapids Press. December 7, 1909. p. 14.
  14. ↑ Editorial staff of Hart High School yearbook. The Hartian 1919 (1919 Hart High School yearbook). p. 28.
  15. ↑ Editorial staff of Hart High School yearbook. The Hartian 1942 (1942 Hart High School yearbook). p. 21.
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