Shelby Public Schools

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Shelby Public Schools
Address
525 North State Street [1]
Shelby
, Oceana County , Michigan, 49455
United States
District information
GradesPreKindergarten–12
SuperintendentMark Olmstead [2]
Schools3 [3]
Budget$19,785,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2631320 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,059 (2024-2025) [3]
Teachers68.14 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025) [3]
Staff184.04 FTE (2024-2025) [3]
Student–teacher ratio15.54 (2024-2025) [3]
Other information
Website www.shelbypublicschools.net

Shelby Public Schools is a public school district in West Michigan. It serves Shelby, New Era, Benona Township, part of Rothbury, and parts of the townships of Claybanks, Ferry, Golden, Grant, Hart, Newfield, Otto, and Shelby. [4]

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History

Shelby High School was established in 1881. [5]

Shelby Public School was built in 1924 at 142 West Fifth Street. In 2001, the upper floors were demolished and the lower floors were renovated to become the Shelby Early Childhood Center. [6]

Shelby Junior High opened in November 1962. [7] It received additions in 1970 to become the high school, and the former high school building became a junior high. [8]

The current Shelby High School opened in January 1998. At the time, the district had four elementary schools and about 1,800 students. The former middle school became part of Thomas Reed Elementary, and the former high school became the district's middle school. [9]

Ferry Community School became a part of Shelby's district in 1995. Built in 1958, it closed at the end of the 2006-2007 school year. The district's three remaining elementary schools (Thomas Reed, New Era, and Benona) ultimately closed as well. [10] The current Shelby Elementary School, paid for by a 2021 bond issue, opened in January 2024. [1]

Schools

Schools in Shelby Public Schools district [1] [3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Shelby High School 641 N State Street, ShelbyGrades 9–12. Built 1998. [9]
Shelby Middle School525 N State Street, ShelbyGrades 6-8. Built 1962, [7] expanded 1970. [8]
Shelby Elementary1285 S Oceana Drive, ShelbyGrades K-5. Built 2024. [1]
Oceana County Early Learning Center568 N Oceana Drive, HartPreschool
Shelby Early Childhood Center142 W 5th Street, ShelbyPreschool

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shelby Public Schools. "Shelby Public Schools" . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ Shelby Public Schools. "Superintendent" . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Shelby Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Oceana County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  5. ↑ Editorial staff of Shelby High School yearbook. Tigerite '65 (Shelby High School 1965 yearbook). p. 1.
  6. ↑ Editorial staff of Shelby High School yearbook. Tigerite 2020 (Shelby High School 2020 yearbook). p. 10.
  7. 1 2 "Shelby Junior High open for 'business'". The Muskegon Chronicle. November 26, 1962. p. 12.
  8. 1 2 Editorial staff of Shelby High School yearbook. 1970 Tigerite (Shelby High School 1970 yearbook). p. 1.
  9. 1 2 Harrison, Susan E. (May 5, 1998). "Shelby sports its community feeling with its state-of-the-art high school". The Muskegon Chronicle. p. 55.
  10. ↑ DeVries, Corinne (June 5, 2007). "Too small to survive". Muskegon Chronicle. p. A1.
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