Mattawan Consolidated School

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Mattawan Consolidated School
Address
56720 Murray Street [1]
Mattawan
, Van Buren , Michigan , 49071
United States
District information
GradesPreK–12 [2]
SuperintendentRandy Fleenor [3]
Schools5 [2]
Budget$49,898,000 2021-2022 expenditures [2]
NCES District ID 2623250 [2]
Students and staff
Enrollment3,553 (2023-2024) [2]
Teachers195.87 FTE (2023-2024) [2]
Staff377.05 FTE (2023-2024) [2]
Student–teacher ratio17 (2023-2024) [2]
Other information
Website www.mattawanschools.org

Mattawan Consolidated School is a Michigan school district in Van Buren and Kalamazoo Counties. It serves the village of Mattawan and parts of Almena, and Antwerp in Van Buren County [4] and parts of Oshtemo, Prairie Ronde Township, and Texas Township in Kalamazoo County. [5]

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History

Although a traditional public school district, Mattawan does not use the word "district" in its name. The practice of using the singular "school" in its official name began with the district's founding in 1910. It was unusual at the time for an agricultural village to consolidate the rural schoolhouses in the surrounding townships into a single district. It is considered the state's oldest consolidated school district. [6] [7]

The first brick school facility was built in 1890, and it burned down and was rebuilt in 1905. A junior high was built in 1936, and an elementary school was built in 1953. [8] A high school was built in 1959 and replaced in 1990. [9] The former high school became the Later Elementary, then the Early Childhood Center after a renovation. [10]

A bond issue passed in 2014 funded the construction of a new Early Elementary and a Later Elementary. The 1936 building, used for administration, and the 1953 elementary school were demolished as part of the 2018 bond issue. [11]

Schools

All schools share the address of 56720 Murray Street, Mattawan. The buildings are on a contiguous site bisected by Western Street. The high school, middle school and early childhood education center are in separate buildings, and the Early Elementary and Later Elementary buildings are connected. [12] [13]

Schools in Mattawan Consolidated School District [2] [14]
SchoolNotes
Mattawan Early Childhood Education / Young FivesPreschool and Young Fives programs, including kindergarten. Formerly Later Elementary, renovated as part of 2018 bond issue. [15] Originally built in 1959 as Mattawan High School. [16]
Mattawan Early ElementaryServes grades K–2. Opened fall 2018. [17]
Mattawan Later ElementaryServes grades 3–5. Opened fall 2017. [18]
Mattawan Middle SchoolServes grades 6–8
Mattawan High School Serves grades 9–12. Built 1990. [19]

References

  1. ↑ Mattawan Consolidated School. "Mattawan Consolidated School" . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Mattawan Consolidated School". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Mattawan Consolidated School. "Office of the Superintendent" . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Van Buren County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Kalamazoo County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Mattawan Consolidated School close successful year; no longer experiment". The Kalamazoo Gazette. June 11, 1912. p. 3.
  7. ↑ Mack, Julie (July 12, 2014). "Mattawan quest for new schools is partly struggle between rural working-class and affluent suburbanites". MLive.
  8. ↑ Mack, Julie (July 12, 2014). "Mattawan quest for new schools is partly struggle between rural working-class and affluent suburbanites". MLive.
  9. ↑ Maxwell, Jennifer (August 15, 1990). "New Mattawan high school nears completion". Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 9.
  10. ↑ AVB Inc. "Mattawan Consolidated Schools Early Childhood Education Center" . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ Miller, Kayla (August 30, 2018). "Innovative elementary school design unveiled at Mattawan open house". MLive.
  12. ↑ "Google Maps: Mattawan Middle School" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ Miller Davis. "Mattawan Consolidated Schools: Later Elementary" . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  14. ↑ Mattawan Consolidated School. "Our schools menu" . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  15. ↑ AVB Inc. "Mattawan Consolidated Schools Early Childhood Education Center" . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  16. ↑ Miller, Kayla (September 5, 2017). "Mattawan welcomes students to brand new Later Elementary School". MLive.
  17. ↑ Miller, Kayla (August 30, 2018). "Innovative elementary school design unveiled at Mattawan open house". MLive.
  18. ↑ Miller, Kayla (September 5, 2017). "Mattawan welcomes students to brand new Later Elementary School". MLive.
  19. ↑ Maxwell, Jennifer (August 15, 1990). "New Mattawan high school nears completion". Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 9.

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