Cheboygan Area Schools

Cheboygan Area Schools
Address
7461 N. Straits Highway[1]
Cheboygan
, Cheboygan County, Michigan, 49721
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentSpencer Byrd[2]
Schools5[3]
Budget$19,550,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3]
NCES District ID2608910[3]
Students and staff
Students1,475 (2023-2024)[3]
Teachers88.98 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3]
Staff199.0 FTE (2023-2024)[3]
Student–teacher ratio16.58 (2023-2024)[3]
Other information
Websitewww.chebschools.org

Cheboygan Area Schools is a public school district in Northern Michigan. It serves Cheboygan and the townships of Aloha, Beaugrand, Benton, and parts of the townships of Hebron, Munro, and Mullett.[4]

History

The first school in Cheboygan was established in 1848. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, rural schoolhouses dotted the county. These belonged to independent primary school districts and were consolidated with Cheboygan Area Schools in the 1950s and 1960s.[5]

A central school building was built in Cheboygan in 1872.[6] The first class of Cheboygan High School graduated in 1884. According to a local newspaper at the time, "The first annual commencement of the Cheboygan high school will be very fine and those who want a seat had best go to the Opera House early Friday evening."[7]

A new high school building was built in the early 20th century. According to a 1914 newspaper article, "The Cheboygan high school building is considered one of the finest buildings in this section of the state and is comparatively new."[8] A gymnasium addition was built around 1938, paid for by the Works Progress Administration, but it burned in 1942.[9][10] In 1950, the addition was replaced by a new building that contained classrooms and a gymnasium with a stage.[11]

The current high school was dedicated on March 17, 1968. The former high school was demolished that year.[12]

The district has faced controversy for its use of Native American imagery associated with its mascot, the Chiefs. In 2016, the district altered the team's logo to a headdress draped over the letter C because the previous logo, a Native American, looked too angry. While many schools have changed their Native American mascots to avoid stereotyping or racial caricature, "We treat it with respect," stated then-superintendent Paul Clark in 2020. "Our native population, they embrace the Chiefs and stand behind it."[13]

Schools

Schools in Cheboygan Area Schools district[14][3][15]
School Address Notes
Cheboygan High School 801 West Lincoln Avenue, Cheboygan Grades 8–12. Built 1968.
Cheboygan Middle & Intermediate School 905 West Lincoln Ave., Cheboygan Grades 3–7. Built 1998.
East Elementary 440 Garfield Avenue, Cheboygan Grades PreK-2. Built 1959.
Inverness Academy 7461 North Straits Highway, Cheboygan Alternative high school. Built 1960.

References

  1. ^ Cheboygan Area Schools. "Cheboygan Area Schools". Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  2. ^ Cheboygan Area Schools. "Superintendent's Office". Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Cheboygan Area Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Cheboygan County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Friday, Matthew J. (July 1, 2018). "Rural schools once a common site in the countryside". Cheboygan Daily Tribune.
  6. ^ "The glory of Cheboygan". The Northern Tribune (Cheboygan, Mich.). June 23, 1883. p. 2.
  7. ^ "The City". The Northern Tribune (Cheboygan, Mich.). June 19, 1884. p. 1.
  8. ^ "High school boy pleads guilty to defacing walls of building". Kalamazoo Gazette. March 26, 1914. p. 13.
  9. ^ Associated Press (September 8, 1938). "PWA OKehs grant for new Cheboygan school". Bay City Times (Bay City, Mich.). p. 8.
  10. ^ "Hire gym architects". Traverse City Record-Eagle. August 9, 1945. p. 6.
  11. ^ "Cheboygan lets gym contracts". Bay City Times (Bay City, Mich.). March 31, 1950. p. 21.
  12. ^ Editorial staff of Cheboygan High School yearbook. The Chief 1968 (Cheboygan High School 1968 yearbook). p. 2.
  13. ^ Petzold, Evan (July 19, 2020). "Slur blur". Detroit Free Press. p. C1.
  14. ^ Cheboygan Area Schools. "Schools menu". Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  15. ^ Cheboygan Area Schools. "Facility Planning". Retrieved November 10, 2025.
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