Kingsley Area Schools

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Kingsley Area Schools
Address
402 Fenton Street [1]
Kinglsey
, Grand Traverse County , Michigan , 49649
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentJoshua T. Rothwell [2]
Schools3 [3]
Budget$18,865,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2620380 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,440 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers82.23 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff168.71 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio17.51 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.kingsleyschools.org

Kingsley Area Schools is a public school district in the Northern Michigan. It serves Kingsley, Paradise Township, and parts of the townships of Blair, Fife Lake, Grant, Green Lake, Mayfield, and Union in Grand Traverse County. [4] It also serves part of Greenwood Township in Wexford County. [5]

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History

A new school in Kingsley was built around 1938, [6] with additional construction around 1952. [7] Pictured in the 1958 yearbook of Kingsley Area School, it was a 2-story building with rubble stone walls. [8] The 1964 yearbook shows the next school under construction, [9] and the 1965 yearbook shows it completed, with rubble stone accent walls surrounding the main entrance. [10] This building served as the middle/high school until the current high school opened in fall 2001, when it became a stand-alone middle school. [11] [1]

In February 2004, extensive and potentially catastrophic structural problems in the roof of Kingsley High School were discovered, leading to the temporary closure of the building. As the district sought locations to hold classes while repairs were completed, students missed ten days of school. While the district lengthened the remaining school days to avoid extending the school year, it would still not meet its state-mandated instructional time, a crisis that would require a legislative solution. On June 3, 2004, Governor Jennifer Granholm approved Public Act 127 of 2004, which would allow districts to mitigate the financial or regulatory penalty due to missed instructional time caused by disasters or structural damage. [12] [11]

Schools

Schools in Kingsley Area Schools district [1] [3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Kingsley High School 7475 Kingsley Road, KingsleyGrades 9–12. Built 2001. [11]
Kingsley Middle School403 Blair Street, KingsleyGrades 5–8. Built 1964. [9]
Kingsley Elementary402 Fenton Street, KingsleyGrades PreK-4

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kingsley Area Schools. "Kingsley Area Schools" . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kingsley Area Schools. "District Information" . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Kingsley Area Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Grand Traverse County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Wexford County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dental clinic starts today". Traverse City Record-Eagle. June 28, 1938. p. 8.
  7. ↑ United Press International (December 17, 1952). "Girl, 19, votes in school election- charge". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). p. 14.
  8. ↑ Editorial staff of Kingsley High School yearbook. The Stag 1958 (Kingsley Area School 1958 yearbook). p. 2.
  9. 1 2 Editorial staff of Kingsley High School yearbook. The Stag 1964 (Kingsley Area School 1964 yearbook). p. 28.
  10. ↑ Editorial staff of Kingsley High School yearbook. The Stag 1965 (Kingsley Area School 1964 yearbook). p. 1.
  11. 1 2 3 Michigan Legislature. "EDUCE MINIMUM HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH ROOF DAMAGE (HB 5666 summary)" . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ Michigan Legislature. "House Bill 5666 of 2004 (Public Act 127 of 2004)" . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
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