Northwest Community Schools
| Northwest Community Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
6900 Rives Junction Road[1]
, Jackson County, Michigan, 49201United States | |
| District information | |
| Motto | The direction of greatness[1] |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
| Superintendent | Geoff Bontrager, Ed.S.[2] |
| Schools | 5[3] |
| Budget | $45,103,000 2021–2022 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2626010[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 3,467 (2023–2024)[3] |
| Teachers | 195.5 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024)[3] |
| Staff | 462.36 FTE (2023–2024)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 17.73[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Northwest Community Schools is a public school district in Jackson County, Michigan. It serves parts of the following townships: Blackman, Henrietta, Rives, Sandstone, and Tompkins.[4] It also serves parts of Leslie Township and Onondaga Township in Ingham County.[5]
History
Several small school districts northwest of Jackson consolidated in 1954 to form the Northwest Community Schools, then known as Northwest School District. Without a high school of its own, the new district continued to send high school students to Jackson High School and Springport High School.[6]
In 1955,[7] citizens in the district voted to build a high school, which opened in fall, 1957.[8] That building became the middle school[9][10] when the current high school opened on the same campus in 1968. The architect was Commonwealth Associates.[11]
Schools
| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Early Elementary | 3735 Lansing Avenue, Jackson | Grades PreK-2 |
| Northwest Elementary | 3757 Lansing Avenue, Jackson | Grades 3–5 |
| Northwest Kidder Middle School | 6700 Rives Junction Road, Jackson | Grades 6–8. Built 1957.[8] |
| Northwest High School | 4200 Van Horn Road, Jackson | Grades 9–12. Built 1968.[11] |
| Northwest Connect | 6900 Rives Junction Road, Jackson | Alternative high school |
References
- ^ a b Northwest Community Schools. "Northwest Community Schools". Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ Northwest Community Schools. "Administration". Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Northwest Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Jackson County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Ingham County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ "Northwest School District appoints first superintendent; registration set Sept. 7". Jackson Citizen Patriot. August 29, 1954. p. 5.
- ^ "Northwest High School bonds voted". Jackson Citizen-Patriot. April 27, 1955. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Annual statistical and financial report Northwest Rural Agricultural School District for the school year ended June 30, 1957". Jackson Citizen Patriot. October 2, 1957. p. 31.
- ^ Editorial staff of Northwest High School yearbook. 1963 Nor'wester (Northwest High School 1963 yearbook). p. photo page 1.
- ^ Northwest Community Schools. "Northwest Middle School". Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ a b "To dedicate new high school". Jackson Citizen Patriot. May 15, 1968. p. 22.
- ^ Northwest Community Schools. "Schools menu". Retrieved June 19, 2025.
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