Onsted Community Schools

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Onsted Community Schools
Address
10109 Slee Road [1]
Onsted
, Lenawee County , Michigan, 49265
United States
District information
GradesPreKindergarten-12
SuperintendentJonathan Royce [2]
Schools3 [3]
Budget$21,841,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2626520 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,157 (2024-2025) [3]
Teachers76.8 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025) [3]
Staff176.51 FTE (2024-2025) [3]
Student–teacher ratio15.07 (2024-2025) [3]
Other information
Website www.onstedschools.us

Onsted Community Schools is a public school district in Lenawee County, Michigan. It serves Onsted and parts of the townships of Adrian, Cambridge, Dover, Franklin, Rollin, Rome, and Woodstock. [4]

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History

Onsted High School added twelfth grade in 1917, and its high-quality curriculum immediately earned it accreditation by the University of Michigan, meaning its graduates could attend the university without an entrance examination. [5] The district's school, which housed all grades, burned down in 1925 and was rebuilt later that year. [6] [7] It stands on the southwest corner of Slee Road and Onsted Highway. [1]

A major construction project to expand the school was dedicated on November 16, 1956. [8] On January 20, 1974, a new elementary school was dedicated. [9]

With an enrollment of 1,680 in 1995, the district was overcrowded and desperate for facilities. The district was growing quickly at the time, but bond issues to fund facilities repeatedly failed. [10] As of fall 1997, some of the district's 1,800 students were attending class in a pole barn and a nearby church. However, a bond issue passed that year, and an expansion project was completed at Onsted High School around 2000. [11] [12]

Although enrollment in the district has declined overall since 2007, [13] voters passed bond issues in 2010 and 2019 to maintain and improve facilities and technology. [14] In 2017, the district began the Wildcat Energy Project, which included energy efficiency improvements and a 1 MW solar array that was planned to save $3.2 million over fifteen years. [15]

Schools

Schools in Onsted Community Schools district share a campus at 10109 Slee Road, south of the village of Onsted. [1]

Schools in Onsted Community Schools district [1] [3]
SchoolNotes
Onsted High School Grades 9–12.
Onsted Middle SchoolGrades 6–8
Onsted ElementaryGrades PreK-5

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Onsted Community Schools. "Onsted Community Schools" . Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ Onsted Community Schools. "Superintendent" . Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Onsted Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Lenawee County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Onsted High School has high standing". The Jackson Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). March 23, 1918. p. 3.
  6. ↑ "Fire destroys Onsted school early Tuesday morning". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). May 12, 1925. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Considering bids on Onsted school". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). August 14, 1925. p. 15.
  8. ↑ "New Onsted school dedication Friday". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). November 14, 1956. p. 15.
  9. ↑ "Public tour coming at Onsted school". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). January 10, 1974. p. 23.
  10. ↑ Hepker, Steven (January 10, 1995). "Students wall-to-wall at Onsted". News Advertiser (Jackson, Mich.). p. 1.
  11. ↑ Smith, Leanne (August 1, 2000). "Onsted High hosts reunion". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). p. S9.
  12. ↑ Associated Press (September 2, 1997). "Rural school districts struggling to find solutions to crowding". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). p. A4.
  13. ↑ Ballotpedia. "Onsted Community Schools" . Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  14. ↑ Michigan Department of Treasury. "STATE QUALIFIED SCHOOL BOND ELECTION RESULTS LENAWEE COUNTY Onsted Community Schools" . Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  15. ↑ Energy Systems Group. "Wildcat Energy Project" . Retrieved January 19, 2026.
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