Manistique Area Schools
| Manistique Area Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
100 North Cedar Street[1]
, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, 49854United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | PreKindergarten–12[2] |
| Superintendent | Matthew Lukshaitis[3] |
| Schools | 3[2] |
| Budget | $11,774,000 2022-2023 expenditures[2] |
| NCES District ID | 2622470[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 701 (2024-2025)[2] |
| Teachers | 45.45 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[2] |
| Staff | 97.72 FTE (2024-2025)[2] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.42 (2024-2025)[2] |
| District mascot | Emeralds[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | manistiqueschools |
Manistique Area Schools is a public school district in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It serves the town of Manistique and all of Schoolcraft County, except for part of Hiawatha Township and the townships of Inwood and Seney.[4]
The district operates the town's public library, known as Manistique School & Public Library. It is located in the middle/high school building at 100 North Cedar Street.[5]
History
Triangle Park was the location of the first school in Manistique, a red-painted wooden structure built by the Chicago Lumbering Company around 1872. It became badly overcrowded, but a new school was not built until 1882. This was Central School, built on the site of the current middle/high School. Ten years later, the high school was founded within Central School, and the first class graduated in 1893.[6] Between 1890 and 1910, Westside, Lakeside, and Riverside schools were built.[7]
A new Manistique High School opened in 1918 near Central School. In an account published in the Escanaba Daily Press, teacher Stanley B. Carlyon described the transition from the old school to the new one. "The old school on Main Street began to look bare and drab compared to the new building with all its new equipment. The old building had hand-stoked furnaces of ancient vintage and restrooms in the damp and gloomy basements. The new building was bright and clean from top to bottom."[8]
A Junior High opened in 1931, replacing Central School, which was then closed.[7] The current middle/high school, designed by architecture firm Daverman Associates, opened in fall 1976 and was dedicated on September 26, 1976.[9] The 1918 school was demolished by the summer of 1977.[10]
Construction of Emerald Elementary was funded by a 2005 bond issue.[11]
Schools
| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Manistique Middle/High School | 100 North Cedar Street, Manistique | Grades 6–12. Built 1976.[9] |
| Emerald Elementary | 628 Oak Street, Manistique | Grades PreK-5 |
| Jack Regue Alternative High School | 1185 North M-94, Manistique | Alternative high school |
References
- 1 2 3 Manistique Area Schools. "Manistique Area Schools". Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Manistique Area Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ↑ Manistique Area Schools. "Directory". Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Schoolcraft County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- ↑ Manistique School & Public Library. "Manistique School & Public Library". Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- ↑ Editorial staff of Manistique High School yearbook. Celebration of the Century (1993 Manistique High School yearbook). p. 3.
- 1 2 Manistique Historical Society (February 15, 2023). "Manistique's Earliest Schools". Pioneer Tribune (Manistique, Mich.).
- ↑ Carlyon, Stanley B. (November 2, 1976). "When the old was new". Escanaba Daily Press. p. 4.
- 1 2 "New Manistique school dedicated". Escanaba Daily Press. September 27, 1976. p. 1.
- ↑ Editorial staff of Manistique High School yearbook. 1977 Emerald (1977 Manistique High School yearbook). p. 86.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Treasury. "STATE QUALIFIED SCHOOL BOND ELECTION RESULTS SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY Manistique Area Schools". Retrieved April 6, 2025.