Stockbridge Community Schools

Stockbridge Community Schools
Address
100 Price Avenue Ste. A[1]
Stockbridge
, Ingham County, Michigan, 49285
United States
District information
GradesPreKindergarten–12
SuperintendentBrian Friddle[2]
Schools3[3]
Budget$16,926,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3]
NCES District ID2633030[3]
Students and staff
Students1,075 (2024-2025)[3]
Teachers77.49 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[3]
Staff175.42 FTE (2024-2025)[3]
Student–teacher ratio13.87 (2024-2025)[3]
Other information
Websitewww.panthernet.net

Stockbridge Community Schools is a public school district in Michigan. In Ingham County, it serves Stockbridge and parts of the townships of Bunker Hill, Stockbridge, and White Oak.[4] In Jackson County, it serves parts of the townships of Henrietta and Waterloo.[5] In Livingston County, it serves parts of the townships of Iosco and Unadilla.[6] In Washtenaw County, it serves part of Lyndon Township.[7]

History

Stockbridge's first school was established in 1836.[8]

A 1925 profile of the school district in the Jackson Citizen Patriot noted an enrollment of 250, with 114 high school students, including seven seniors. The district had two small school buildings and a frame high school. The football team won about half of its games, the high school featured two debate teams, and a girls' basketball team had been formed, with a boys' team in the works.[9]

A new high school was built in 1929. Additions were built in 1955, 1962, and 1969.[8][10]

In 1953, Emma Smith retired from the district after a 34-year teaching career.[11] Emma Smith Elementary, her namesake, was dedicated in October 1956.[12]

The current high school, designed by architecture firm Manson-Jackson and Kane, opened in January 1976. It was dedicated on January 18, 1976. Seventh and eighth grade remained in the 1929 building, with sixth grade joining them in fall 1976.[10][13]

Heritage School opened in February 2003. Enrollment was about 1,800 that year and growing steadily, however, two of the district's elementary schools closed in 2004: Katz Elementary in Munith and Howlett Elementary in Gregory, which became the Unadilla Township hall.[14][15][16] As part of the same bond issue that funded Heritage School, Emma Smith Elementary was expanded. The architect for the projects was Fanning Howey.[17]

Around 2015, students from the 1929 school were moved to the high school, forming Stockbridge Junior/Senior High School. The building was sold in 2018 and is used by the Stockbridge Police Department.[18]

Schools

Schools in Stockbridge Community Schools district[1][3]
School Address Notes
Stockbridge Junior / Senior High School 416 N Clinton Street, Stockbridge Grades 7–12. Built 1976.[10]
Heritage School 222 Western Avenue, Stockbridge Grades 3-6. Built 2003.[14]
Emma Smith Elementary 100 Price Avenue, Stockbridge Grades PreK-2. Built 1956.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Stockbridge Community Schools. "Stockbridge Community Schools". Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  2. ^ Stockbridge Community Schools. "Staff Directory". Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Stockbridge Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Ingham County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  5. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Jackson County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  6. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Livingston County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  7. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Washtenaw County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Stockbridge - A History". Total Local. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  9. ^ "Stockbridge is a town with the conveniences of a city". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). February 1, 1925. p. 31.
  10. ^ a b c Sturzenacker, Gloria; Weddon, Willah (October 26, 1975). "Stockbridge school on schedule". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). p. 4.
  11. ^ Schram, Donald F. (May 27, 1953). "The Day in Michigan". Detroit Free Press. p. 4.
  12. ^ a b "Stockbridge". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). October 14, 1956. p. 12.
  13. ^ Weddon, Willah (January 15, 1976). "Stockbridge dedicates new school on Sunday". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). p. 13.
  14. ^ a b Trout, Sally (February 19, 2003). "New Stockbridge school opens to kids". Lansing State Journal. p. 10.
  15. ^ Hagen, Scott (February 16, 2005). "Students and staff praise advantages of new schools". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). p. 1.
  16. ^ Behnan, Christopher (May 21, 2004). "Unadilla to move into former school". Livingston County Daily Press and Argus. p. 6A.
  17. ^ Michigan Department of Treasury. "STATE QUALIFIED SCHOOL BOND ELECTION RESULTS INGHAM COUNTY Stockbridge Community Schools". Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  18. ^ Robinson, John (December 30, 2018). "Haunted Michigan: Stockbridge's old 1929 high/middle school". WFMK.
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