Breitung Township Schools
| Breitung Township Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
810 Pyle Drive[1]
, Dickinson, Michigan, 49802United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Kindergarten-12 |
| Superintendent | Aaron Yonke[2] |
| Schools | 3[3] |
| Budget | $26,325,000 2022-2023 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2606720[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,945 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Teachers | 112.97 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[3] |
| Staff | 207.27 FTE (2024-2025)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 17.22 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Breitung Township Schools is a public school district in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It serves Kingsford, Quinnesec, Breitung Township, and small parts of Iron Mountain.[4]
History
Breitung Township Schools was organized as a public school district in 1925. The mascot is the Flivver, or Ford Model T, a car that was built in a factory in Kingsford in the 1920s.[5][6] The 1925 high school building was built on the south side of Hamilton Avenue at the end of Union Street.[7]
The current high school and middle school building opened in 1965.[8] In 1968, after three failed attempts to pass a funding millage, the district threatened to close an elementary school and eliminate high school sports and elementary physical education.[9] High school sports were ultimately preserved through a community fundraising effort.[10]
Woodland Elementary was built in 1989, and a middle school addition was built at the high school in 1991.[11][12]
Schools
| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsford High School | 431 Hamilton Avenue, Kingsford | Grades 9–12 |
| Kingsford Middle School | 445 Hamilton Avenue, Kingsford | Grades 5–8. Shares a building with Kingsford High School. |
| Woodland Elementary | 2000 Pyle Drive, Kingsford | Grades PreK–4 |
References
- ↑ Breitung Township Schools. "Breitung Township Schools". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ↑ Breitung Township Schools. "Strategic Plan 2024-2028" (PDF). Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Breitung Township Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Dickinson County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ↑ Howard, Phoebe Wall (August 3, 2023). "Kingsford charcoal company began with Henry Ford in Michigan's U.P." Detroit Free Press.
- ↑ Dickinson Area Economic Development Alliance. "Investor Highlight Series: Breitung Township Schools". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ↑ Editorial staff of Kingsford High School yearbook. Kingsfordian 1964 (Kingsford High School 1964 yearbook). p. 2-3.
- ↑ "Gladstone firm gets big job". Escanaba Daily Press. March 16, 1964. p. 3.
- ↑ United Press International (August 9, 1968). "School levy fails; sports eliminated". Grand Rapids Press. p. 35.
- ↑ United Press International (August 14, 1968). "Citizens save Kingsford sports on fund drive". Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, Mich.). p. 14.
- ↑ "Breitung schools officials make case for $34.5 million bond issue". The Mining Journal (Marquette, Mich.). October 24, 2023.
- ↑ Breitung Township Schools. "BREITUNG TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS PRELIMINARY POSTING" (PDF). Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ↑ Breitung Township Schools. "Schools". Retrieved October 21, 2025.