Carrollton Public Schools

Carrollton Public Schools
Address
3211 Carla Dr.[1]
, Midland County, Michigan, 48604
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentTiffany Petersen[2]
Schools5[3]
Budget$28,387,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3]
NCES District ID2608070[3]
Students and staff
Students1,660 (2023-2024)[3]
Teachers96.29 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3]
Staff276.32 FTE (2023-2024)[3]
Student–teacher ratio17.26 (2023-2024)[3]
Athletic conferenceTri-Valley Conference[4]
District mascotCavaliers
Colors     
Red, Black, and White
Other information
Intermediate school districtSaginaw Intermediate School District
Websitewww.carrolltonpublicschools.org

Carrollton Public Schools is a public school district in Saginaw County, Michigan. It serves Carrollton Township.[5]

History

The roots of Carrollton Public Schools lie in the Carrollton Union School of the township's School District No. 1, a union school district that existed at least as far back as 1888, when it was mentioned in the Saginaw News.[6] Mershon School, part of the township's School District No. 2,[7] was built in 1923.[8] A new Union School building was built in 1940 and funded by the Public Works Administration.[9] The two districts merged in 1953.[10]

A crisis arose in 1929 when two boys, ages seven and nine, took a bottle of poisonous disinfectant they had found in the Sixth Street dump and poured it down the well of Union School. Two children became violently sick before the contamination was discovered and use of the well was suspended.[11]

In the 1952-1953 school year, the Mershon School (with four rooms) and Union School (with ten rooms)[12] were overcrowded.[10] Union School was so overcrowded that the auditorium was partitioned into classrooms and held grades five through eight, with fourth grade using the stage. Kindergarteners missed one week of school while the community debated where to house them.[13] As of 1953, a new junior high building was being planned that would relieve overcrowding.[14] Construction began in September 1954[15] and completion was planned for 1955.[16]

Carrollton High School was dedicated in May 1962.[17] Prior to its opening, high school students in the district attended high schools in Saginaw.[18]

Schools

Schools in the district, except Omni High School, share a campus along Carla Drive in Carrollton Township.[19]

Schools in Carrollton Public Schools district[19][3]
School Address Notes
Carrollton High School 1235 Mapleridge Rd., Saginaw Grades 9–12. Built 1962.[17]
Carrollton Middle School 3211 Carla Dr., Saginaw Grades 6–8.
Carrollton Elementary 3211 Carla Dr., Saginaw Grades PreK–5. Shares a building with Carrollton Middle School.
Omni High School 479 Shattuck Rd., Saginaw Alternative high school located in former St. Josaphat's Home and School.[20]
Carrollton Learning Centers 3160 Carla Dr., Carrollton

References

  1. ^ Carrollton Public Schools. "Carrollton Public Schools". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Carrollton Public Schools. "Staff". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Carrollton Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ^ "Schools - Carrollton HS". mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Saginaw County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  6. ^ "City and vicinity". June 20, 1888. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Carrollton talking merger". The Saginaw News. April 7, 1953. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Today's Saginaw picturegram". Saginaw News Courier. February 24, 1923. p. 7.
  9. ^ "Dedication". Saginaw News. June 10, 1940. p. 1.
  10. ^ a b "Carrollton building program waits on June 2 conference". Saginaw Times. May 22, 1953. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Poison in well, 2 children ill". Saginaw Times. September 25, 1929. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Carrollton school site choice nears". The Saginaw News. June 12, 1953. p. 19.
  13. ^ "Auditorium converted for Carrollton classes". The Saginaw News. September 22, 1952. p. 13.
  14. ^ "Carrollton school needs acute". Saginaw News. June 12, 1953. p. 19.
  15. ^ "Carrollton school cost $524,275". Saginaw News. September 25, 1954. p. 5.
  16. ^ "$580,000 school approved". Saginaw News. October 6, 1953. p. 1.
  17. ^ a b "Two new suburban Saginaw high schools dedicated". Saginaw News. May 28, 1962. p. 13.
  18. ^ "New Carrollton High School". The Saginaw News. February 19, 1961. p. B4.
  19. ^ a b Carrollton Public Schools. "Schools menu". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  20. ^ "St. Josaphat's Home and School Rummage Sale". Saginaw News. June 15, 1982. p. 17.