Menominee Area Public Schools
| Menominee Area Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1230 13th Street[1]
, Menominee County, Michigan, 49858United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Kindergarten-12 |
| Superintendent | Drew Buyarski[2] |
| Schools | 3[3] |
| Budget | $17,979,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2623550[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,154 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Teachers | 72.58 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[3] |
| Staff | 189.41 FTE (2024-2025)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.9 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Menominee Area Public Schools is a public school district in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It serves the city of Menominee and parts of the townships of Ingallston and Menominee.[4]
History
A new Menominee High School was built in 1894, and its football team played its first game around that time as well.[5][6] Davis School joined the 1894 school on the same campus, which was on the west side of 13th Street between 11th and 14th Avenues.[7][8] In 1952, a high school addition was completed at that building, which included Blesch Auditorium. Three elementary schools were also built. The 1894 high school was torn down in the summer of 1951.[9][10]
The current Menominee Junior/Senior High School was built in 1969. The architect was Louis C. Kingscott and Associates.[11][12] The former high school became known as Blesch Intermediate School.[13][14]
In 1986, after three failed millage renewal votes, the district faced bankruptcy and closure. A millage was approved and increased in October 1986, saving the district.[15][16]
In 2024, Central Elementary closed, moving grades kindergarten through second to the Blesch School, which became Menominee Elementary.[1][17]
Schools
| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Menominee Junior/Senior High School | 2101 18th Street, Menominee | Grades 6–12. Built 1969.[11] |
| Menominee Elementary | 1200 11th Ave, Menominee | Grades K-5 |
References
- ^ a b c Menominee Area Public Schools. "Menominee Area Public Schools". Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ Menominee Area Public Schools. "Superintendent's Office". Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Menominee Area Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Menominee County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ David L. "Menominee Michigan: Historical Tidbits (Part 1, 1869-1899)". Blogspot. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "Red Devils go to Menominee". Ironwood Daily Globe. October 11, 1968. p. 6.
- ^ Editorial staff of Menominee High School yearbook. 1948 Record (1948 Menominee High School yearbook). p. 2.
- ^ Editorial staff of Menominee High School yearbook. 1946 Record (1946 Menominee High School yearbook). p. 3.
- ^ "Razing of high school creates room problem". Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Mich.). May 24, 1951. p. 2.
- ^ Editorial staff of Menominee High School yearbook. 1953 Maroon (1953 Menominee High School yearbook). p. 6.
- ^ a b "Peninsula Potpourri". Escanaba Daily Press. November 24, 1969. p. 4.
- ^ "Peninsula Potpourri". Escanaba Daily Press. December 27, 1969. p. 4.
- ^ "Google Street View:Blesch Intermeidate School, Menominee, Mich" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ Editorial staff of Menominee High School yearbook. 1964 Maroon (1964 Menominee High School yearbook). p. 1.
- ^ "Two UP schools risk shutdown". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). October 1, 1986. p. A6.
- ^ Associated Press (October 17, 1986). "Menominee voters OK millage". The Flint Jourbnal. p. A4.
- ^ Menominee Area Public Schools. "Consolidation Plan 2024-2025". Retrieved January 17, 2026.