Newaygo Public Schools

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Newaygo Public Schools
Address
360 South Mill Street [1]
Newaygo
, Newaygo County , Michigan , 49337
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentBen Gilpin [2]
Schools3 [3]
Budget$20,229,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2625320 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,512 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers84.12 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff193.63 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio17.97 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.newaygo.net

Newaygo Public Schools is a public school district in the West Michigan county of Newaygo. It serves Newaygo, Brooks Township, and parts of the townships of Ashland, Big Prairie, Croton, Everett, Garfield, and Grant. [4]

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History

A new school building (currently Newaygo Elementary) was dedicated on June 3, 1926. The previous school building was then demolished. [5]

In 1952, Vera Wilsie Elementary was built, making more space available in the older school for secondary grades. [6]

The current high school opened in February 1964. [7] A bond issue passed in 2000 funded construction of the current middle school, and the 1926 school became an elementary building called Velma Matson Elementary. [8]

In 2022, voters passed a $22.96 million bond issue to improve district facilities. The elementary schools were consolidated in a newly renovated Velma Matson school, now called Newaygo Elementary, and Vera Wilsie Elementary was demolished. [9] [8]

Schools

Schools in Newaygo Public Schools district [1] [3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Newaygo High School360 S. Mill St., NewaygoGrades 9–12. Built 1964. [7]
Newaygo Middle School850 E. 76th Street, NewaygoGrades 5–8
Newaygo Elementary29 E. Post, NewaygoGrades PreK-4. Built 1926. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Newaygo Public Schools. "Newaygo Public Schools" . Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ Newaygo Public Schools. "Business Office" . Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Newaygo Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Newaygo County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Newaygo school to be dedicated next week". Grand Rapids Press. June 3, 1926. p. 19.
  6. ↑ "Work advances on Newaygo school". Muskegon Chronicle (Muskegon, Mich.). November 8, 1952. p. 8.
  7. 1 2 "Around West Michigan". Grand Rapids Press. February 2, 1964. p. 11.
  8. 1 2 Michigan Department of Treasury. "STATE QUALIFIED SCHOOL BOND ELECTION RESULTS NEWAYGO COUNTY Newaygo Public School District" . Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  9. ↑ TowerPinkster Architecture. "Newaygo Public Schools" . Retrieved December 29, 2025.
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