Marquette Area Public Schools

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Marquette Area Public Schools
Address
1201 W. Fair Avenue [1]
Marquette
, Marquette County , Michigan , 49855
United States
Coordinates 46°33′22″N87°24′50″W / 46.55611°N 87.41389°W / 46.55611; -87.41389
District information
Type Public
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentZack Sedgwick [2]
Budget$42,062,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2600013 [3]
Students and staff
Students3,227 (2023-24) [3]
Teachers194.8 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff434.69 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio16.57 [3]
Other information
Website www.mapsnet.org

Marquette Area Public Schools is a public school district in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It serves Marquette and most of Marquette Township, Chocolay Township, Harvey, Trowbridge Park, and part of Sands Township. [4]

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History

The first formal school district in Marquette was established in 1852. By 1860, when the first dedicated high school was built, there were several schools in the city. [5]

The high school was torn down and rebuilt in 1875, but in February of 1900, that building was destroyed by a fire. Froebel Elementary, named for Friedrich Froebel, opened on the site in 1901, followed by Howard High School in 1902. The Howard-Froebel Complex was ordered torn down by the school board in 1961. [5]

In the fall of 1927, the high school moved to a new building, Graveraet High School. [6] The building was named in honor of the mother of Louis Graveraet Kaufman, a wealthy local benefactor who donated funds to purchase and prepare the site. [7] The building is currently Graveraet Elementary and a new high school has been built. [8]

Schools

Source: [9]

High school (9-12)

School NamePrincipalMascotAddress
Marquette Senior High School Brandon WheelerSentinels, formerly Redmen [10] [11] 1203 West Fair Avenue, Marquette, Michigan 49855

Middle school (6-8)

School NamePrincipalMascotAddress
Bothwell Middle SchoolRobert ReichelScots1200 Tierney Street, Marquette, Michigan 49855

Elementary schools (PreK-5)

School NamePrincipalMascotAddress
Cherry Creek Elementary SchoolHolly MuscoePanthers1111 Ortman Road, Marquette, Michigan 49855
Graveraet Elementary SchoolKristen PetersonComets611 North Front Street, Marquette, Michigan 49855
Sandy Knoll Elementary SchoolStacy BrockExplorers401 North Sixth Street, Marquette, Michigan 49855
Superior Hills Elementary SchoolStephanie AndersonPaws1201 South McClellan Avenue, Marquette, Michigan 49855

Closed elementary schools

School NameClosedAddress
Parkview Elementary School2003320 E Hewitt Ave, Marquette, Michigan 49855
Silver Creek Elementary School2003219 Silver Creek Road, Marquette, Michigan 49855
Vandenboom Elementary School20101175 Erie Street, Marquette, Michigan 49855
Whitman Elementary School20011400 Norway Avenue, Marquette, Michigan 49855

References

  1. ↑ Marquette Area Public Schools. "Marquette Area Public Schools" . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ Marquette Area Public Schools. "Central Administration" . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Marquette Area Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Marquette County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Gruber, Beth (May 12, 2021). "Early schools in Marquette were varied". The Mining Journal.
  6. ↑ Editorial staff of Marquette High School. The Tatler 1927 (Marquette High School 1927 Yearbook). p. 5.
  7. ↑ Bleck, Christie (September 23, 2018). "Graveraet then and now". The Mining Journal.
  8. ↑ Marquette Area Public Schools. "Schools menu" . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ Marquette Area Public Schools. "Schools menu" . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Full Statement from MAPS board regarding the Marquette Sentinels trademark". WJMN - UPMatters.com. February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ Mastric, Christie. "Nicknames no more, MSHS school board votes to retire Redmen, Redettes". The Mining Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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