Sturgis Public Schools

Sturgis Public Schools
Address
107 W. West St. [1] Sturgis , St. Joseph County , Michigan , 49091 United States
District information
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten-12
Superintendent	Dr. Art Ebert [2]
Schools	6 [3]
Budget	$41,055,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID	2633090 [3]
Students and staff
Students	2,863 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers	159.55 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff	334.33 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio	17.94 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website	www.sturgisps.org

Sturgis Public Schools is a public school district in St. Joseph County, Michigan. It serves Sturgis, Fawn River Township, Sturgis Township, and parts of Burr Oak Township and Sherman Township. ^[4]

History

The first public school in Sturgis opened in 1830. Central Commons, once known as Central School, is located where Union School was built in 1862. In 1874, the first high school class graduated from Union School. ^[5]

Central School was built in 1917, and Union School was demolished. Central School housed the high school until the current high school opened in the fall of 1962. ^[5] Central School then became the district's middle school. ^[6] The high school gym was dedicated on November 1, 1962 in a celebration that included Cab Calloway as master of ceremonies and the Harlem Globetrotters performing basketball tricks. ^[7] The high school underwent a major expansion in 1969. ^[5]

With the opening of the current middle school in 2005, Central School (then known as Sturgis Middle School) became Central Commons, a preschool and administration building. ^[8]

Schools

Schools in Sturgis Public Schools district ^{[9] [3]}

School	Address	Notes
Sturgis Central Commons	107 W. West St., Sturgis	Preschool and administration building. Built 1917. Formerly district's high school [5] and middle school. [8]
Congress School	421 E. Congress St., Sturgis	Grades K-2. Built 1925. [5]
Wall School	702 E. Lafayette St., Sturgis	Grades K-2. Built 1955. [5]
Wenzel School	403 S. Parks St., Sturgis	Grades K-2. Built 1928. [5]
Eastwood School	909 S. Franks Ave., Sturgis	Grades 3-5. Built 1994. [5]
Sturgis Middle School	1400 E. Lafayette St., Sturgis	Grades 6-8. Opened fall 2005. [8]
Sturgis High School	216 Vinewood Ave., Sturgis	Grades 9-12. Built 1962. [5]

References

1. Sturgis Public Schools. "Sturgis Public Schools" . Retrieved July 20, 2025.
2. Sturgis Public Schools. "Superintendent's Welcome" . Retrieved July 20, 2025.
3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Sturgis Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
4. Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Berrien County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
5. Sturgis Public Schools. "History of the Sturgis Public Schools" . Retrieved July 20, 2025.
6. Editorial staff of Sturgis High School yearbook. The Sturgensian 1951 (Sturgis High School yearbook). p. 2.
7. "Sturgis' new gym ready; books Trotters". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 19, 1962. p. 25.
8. "Old school now 'commons'". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 24, 2005. p. B3.
9. Sturgis Public Schools. "Schools" . Retrieved July 20, 2025.