Olivet Community Schools

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Olivet Community Schools
Ohs logo-web.png
Address
255 First Street [1]
Olivet
, Eaton County , Michigan , 49076
United States
Coordinates 42°26′48″N84°55′01″W / 42.44655243560094°N 84.91684404771321°W / 42.44655243560094; -84.91684404771321
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentDan Gilbertson [2]
Schools3 [3]
Budget$16,689,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2626370 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,247 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers75.88 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff174.94 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio16.43 (2023-2024) [3]
Athletic conference CAAC
District mascotEagles
ColorsGreen and white   
Other information
Website www.olivetschools.org

Olivet Community Schools is a is a public school district in Michigan. In Eaton County, it serves Olivet, Walton Township, and parts of the townships of Bellevue, Brookfield, Carmel, and Kalamo [4] In Calhoun County, it serves parts of the townships of Clarence, Convis, and Lee. [5]

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History

The former Olivet High School was built in 1922. It originally contained all grades in the district. [6] It was remodeled into apartments around 1996. [7]

A new elementary school was built in late 1958. [6] It was named after Fern Persons, a long-serving elementary principal, in 1964. [8]

Olivet Middle School was built in 1972, [9] and it became the middle/high school in 1993. [7] The architect was Vander Meiden Koteles and Associates of Grand Haven, Michigan. The auditorium was built around 2005. Local artist Karl Weaver made two stained-glass windows for the auditorium's entrance. [10]

Schools

Schools in Olivet Public Schools [3] [1]
SchoolAddressNotes
Olivet High School255 First Street, OlivetGrades 9-12.
Olivet Middle School255 First Street, OlivetGrades 4-8. Shares a building with Olivet High School. Built 1972. [9]
Fern Persons Elementary4425 West Butterfield Highway, OlivetGrades PreK-3. Built 1958. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Olivet Community Schools. "Olivet Community Schools" . Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ Olivet Community Schools. "Superintendent" . Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Olivet Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Eaton County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Calhoun County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Schools in Olivet get breathing room". Battle Creek Enquirer. January 1, 1959. p. 4.
  7. 1 2 Wyatt, Liz (April 4, 1996). "Back to school - to live". Battle Creek Enquirer. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "School named for principal". Battle Creek Enquirer. May 3, 1964. p. 14.
  9. 1 2 "Olivet school budget to be topic of meeting". Battle Creek Enquirer. June 20, 1982. p. B3.
  10. ↑ Jo Scott, Linda (May 26, 2005). "Leaving his mark". Battle Creek Enquirer. p. C1.
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