Michigan Center School District

Michigan Center School District
Address
400 South State Street[1]
Michigan Center
, Jackson County, Michigan, 49254
United States
District information
MottoEvery kid, every day.[2]
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentBrady Cook[3]
Schools3[1]
Budget$20,621,000 2022-2023 expenditures[1]
NCES District ID2623790[1]
Students and staff
Students1,423 (2024-2025)[1]
Teachers78.47 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[1]
Staff148.97 FTE (2024-2025)[1]
Student–teacher ratio18.13 (2024-2025)[1]
Other information
Websitewww.mccardinals.org

Michigan Center School District is a public school district in Jackson County, Michigan. It serves Michigan Center and parts of Leoni Township.[4]

History

The first school in Michigan Center was established in 1833. The first recorded location of a school was in 1847, when a frame school was built on Broad Street on the site of the current Keicher Elementary. It was replaced in 1869 with a brick building.[5]

The oldest section of the building on the Keicher Elementary site (named after R. F. Keicher, a former school superintendent[6]) was built in 1918 to house all grades in the district. It was not until 1928 that the district graduated its first class of seniors. A large addition was built in 1930, and an elementary section was built in 1952. Arnold Elementary was built in 1950.[6] Clement School and its district were annexed to Michigan Center in 1962.[5]

The current high school opened on October 24, 1958, and it was dedicated on April 26, 1959.[7] The former high school became a junior high school before ultimately becoming Kaiser Elementary.[5][2]

Schools

Schools in Michigan Center School District [1][2]
SchoolAddressNotes
Michigan Center Jr/Sr High School400 South State Street, Michigan CenterGrades 7–12. Built 1958.[7]
Keicher Elementary137 Broad Street, Michigan CenterGrades 3–6
Arnold Elementary4064 Page Avenue, Michigan CenterGrades PreK-2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Michigan Center School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. 1 2 3 Michigan Center School District. "Michigan Center School District". Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ Michigan Center School District. "District Administration". Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Jackson County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Editorial staff of Michigan Center High School yearbook. 50th Anniversary Cardinal 1977 (Michigan Center High School yearbook 1977). pp. 4–21.
  6. 1 2 Editorial staff of Michigan Center High School yearbook. 1964 Cardinal (Michigan Center High School yearbook 1964). p. 2.
  7. 1 2 "1,500 persons help dedicate 2 1/4 million dollar Center school". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). April 27, 1959. p. 1.
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