Menominee Area Public Schools

Menominee Area Public Schools
Address
1230 13th Street [1] Menominee , Menominee County , Michigan, 49858 United States
District information
Grades	Kindergarten-12
Superintendent	Drew Buyarski [2]
Schools	3 [3]
Budget	$17,979,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID	2623550 [3]
Students and staff
Students	1,154 (2024-2025) [3]
Teachers	72.58 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025) [3]
Staff	189.41 FTE (2024-2025) [3]
Student–teacher ratio	15.9 (2024-2025) [3]
Other information
Website	www.gomaroons.org

Menominee Area Public Schools is a public school district in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It serves the city of Menominee and parts of the townships of Ingallston and Menominee. ^[4]

History

A new Menominee High School was built in 1894, and its football team played its first game around that time as well. ^{[5] [6]} Davis School joined the 1894 school on the same campus, which was on the west side of 13th Street between 11th and 14th Avenues. ^{[7] [8]} In 1952, a high school addition was completed at that building, which included Blesch Auditorium. Three elementary schools were also built. The 1894 high school was torn down in the summer of 1951. ^{[9] [10]}

The current Menominee Junior/Senior High School was built in 1969. The architect was Louis C. Kingscott and Associates. ^{[11] [12]} The former high school became known as Blesch Intermediate School. ^{[13] [14]}

In 1986, after three failed millage renewal votes, the district faced bankruptcy and closure. A millage was approved and increased in October 1986, saving the district. ^{[15] [16]}

In 2024, Central Elementary closed, moving grades kindergarten through second to the Blesch School, which became Menominee Elementary. ^{[1] [17]}

Schools

Schools in Menominee Area Public Schools district ^{[1] [3]}

School	Address	Notes
Menominee Junior/Senior High School	2101 18th Street, Menominee	Grades 6–12. Built 1969. [11]
Menominee Elementary	1200 11th Ave, Menominee	Grades K-5

References

1. Menominee Area Public Schools. "Menominee Area Public Schools" . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
2. Menominee Area Public Schools. "Superintendent's Office" . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Menominee Area Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
4. Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Menominee County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
5. David L. "Menominee Michigan: Historical Tidbits (Part 1, 1869-1899)". Blogspot. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
6. "Red Devils go to Menominee". Ironwood Daily Globe. October 11, 1968. p. 6.
7. Editorial staff of Menominee High School yearbook. 1948 Record (1948 Menominee High School yearbook). p. 2.
8. Editorial staff of Menominee High School yearbook. 1946 Record (1946 Menominee High School yearbook). p. 3.
9. "Razing of high school creates room problem". Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Mich.). May 24, 1951. p. 2.
10. Editorial staff of Menominee High School yearbook. 1953 Maroon (1953 Menominee High School yearbook). p. 6.
11. "Peninsula Potpourri". Escanaba Daily Press. November 24, 1969. p. 4.
12. "Peninsula Potpourri". Escanaba Daily Press. December 27, 1969. p. 4.
13. "Google Street View:Blesch Intermeidate School, Menominee, Mich" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
14. Editorial staff of Menominee High School yearbook. 1964 Maroon (1964 Menominee High School yearbook). p. 1.
15. "Two UP schools risk shutdown". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). October 1, 1986. p. A6.
16. Associated Press (October 17, 1986). "Menominee voters OK millage". The Flint Jourbnal. p. A4.
17. Menominee Area Public Schools. "Consolidation Plan 2024-2025" . Retrieved January 17, 2026.

External links

• Menominee Area Public Schools