Leslie Public Schools

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Leslie Public Schools
Address
4141 Hull Rd [1]
Leslie
, Ingham , Michigan, 49251
United States
District information
GradesPreKindergarten-12
Established1837 [1]
SuperintendentScott Powers [1]
Schools4 [2]
Budget$15,249,000 2021-2022 expenditures [2]
NCES District ID 2621450 [2]
Students and staff
Students1,090 (2024-2025) [2]
Teachers67.38 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025) [2]
Staff135.43 FTE (2024-2025) [2]
Student–teacher ratio16.18 (2024-2025) [2]
Other information
Website www.lesliek12.net

Leslie Public Schools is a public school district in Michigan. In Ingham County, it serves Leslie and parts of the townships of Bunker Hill, Leslie, and Onondaga. [3] In Jackson County, it serves parts of Rives Township and Tompkins Township. [4]

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History

Leslie's school district was established in 1837. [1] In a 1925 profile of Leslie, the Jackson Citizen Patriot described the district as having 350 students, with 90 high school students and 75 grade-schoolers attending in a temporary structure on the main school grounds. "The main building contains 10 rooms and, while not modern in all respects, is a fairly good building." [5]

A new school was built in 1928, [6] and a new elementary school was built in 1952. [7] Additions at the high school and elementary school were built in 1956, designed by architect Earl G. Meyer. [8] [9]

A new high school opened in fall 1964, [10] and the 1928 building became a middle school. [6] According to a description of the new high school in the local newspaper, twelve of the sixteen teaching stations were windowless, for reasons of economy. The design was meant to eliminate the "cost of shades to shut-out sunlight or to darken a room for showing films and the expense of heating rooms with large window areas. These factors were considered, as well as eliminating the cost of window installation. All windows in the new building are tinted and require no shades or drapes." [10]

The current high school opened in fall 1997. [11] The 1964 high school building became a middle school in 1999. The 1928 school became a charter school after the district stopped using it in 1999, but was closed in 2005 and demolished in 2023. [6] [12]

Schools

Schools in Leslie Public Schools district
SchoolAddressNotes
Leslie High School4141 Hull Road, LeslieGrades 9-12. Built 1997. [11]
Leslie Middle School400 Kimball Street, LeslieGrades 5-8. Built 1964. [10]
Woodworth Elementary212 Pennsylvania, LeslieGrades PreK-4. [7]
Ingham Virtual High School4141 Hull Rd., LeslieGrades 9-12. Online high school.
Leslie Learning Center510 Russell St., LesliePreschool

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Leslie Public Schools. "Leslie Public Schools" . Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Leslie Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Ingham County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Jackson County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Residents work to make their town an ideal one". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). April 5, 1925. p. 35.
  6. 1 2 3 Robinson, John (November 2, 2023). "It's demolished". WFMK.
  7. 1 2 "Work starts on Leslie's new school". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). August 26, 1952. p. 9.
  8. ↑ "Leslie school grows". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). January 19, 1956. p. 20.
  9. ↑ "Board at Leslie names architect". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). May 4, 1955. p. 3.
  10. 1 2 3 Gingas, Betty (August 23, 1964). "New Leslie High School to open Sept. 10". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). p. 34.
  11. 1 2 Sands, Alicia (September 30, 1997). "Students taking pride in new high school". News Advertiser (Jackson, Mich.). p. 1.
  12. ↑ "Leslie community says goodbye to former high school". WILX. October 13, 2023.
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