Montabella Community Schools
| Montabella Community Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1390 North County Line Road[1]
, Isabella County, Michigan, 49310United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
| Superintendent | Andrew Alvesteffer and Shelly Millis[2] |
| Schools | 2[3] |
| Budget | $16,341,000 2022-2023 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2612960[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 777 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Teachers | 50.52 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[3] |
| Staff | 119.09 FTE (2024-2025)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.38 (2024-2025)[3] |
| District mascot | Mustangs[1] |
| Colors | Navy and white |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Montabella Community Schools is a public school district in Central Michigan. The name Montabella is a portmanteau of the counties served by the district: MONTcalm, MecosTA, and IsaBELLA.[4] In Isabella County, the district serves Rolland Township and parts of the townships of Broomfield, Deerfield, and Fremont. In Mecosta County, it serves part of Millbrook Township.[5] In Montcalm County, it serves Edmore, McBride, Home Township, and parts of the townships of Belvidere, Day, Douglass, and Richland.[6]
History
Montabella Community Schools was established in 1966, when Blanchard, Edmore, and Six Lakes school districts merged.[7][8][9]
A new high school opened in March 1980 between Blanchard and Edmore. It featured a 63-foot-long history-themed mural by Michigan artist Larry Blovits, paid for by a grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts.[10] That building is currently used as Montabella Elementary.[11][1]
Voters passed construction bond issues in 1999 and 2018 to add new facilities to the campus.[12]
Schools
Schools in Montcalm Community Schools district share a campus on North County Line Road between Blanchard and Edmore.[1]
| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Montabella Junior/Senior High School | 1324 North County Line Road, Blanchard | Grades 6–12. |
| Montabella Elementary | 1456 North County Line Road, Blanchard | Grades PreK-5. |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Montabella Community Schools. "Montabella Community Schools". Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ Montabella Community Schools. "Staff Directory". Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Montabella Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ↑ Montabella Community Schools. "About Us". Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Isabella County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Montcalm County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ Vanderhoff, Joe (October 6, 1966). "Prep Beat". Grand Rapids Press. p. 36.
- ↑ Logsdon, Kullen (June 8, 2017). "Montabella to mark 50th anniversary of merging school districts". The Morning Sun. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
- ↑ Editorial staff of Montabella High School yearbook. Legend '67 (1967 Montcalm High School yearbook). p. 2.
- ↑ Mancewicz, Bernice (February 17, 1980). "Artist creating mural for a school". Grand Rapids Press. p. 3J.
- ↑ Editorial staff of Montabella High School yearbook. 1991 Legend (1991 Montcalm High School yearbook). p. 1.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Treasury. "STATE QUALIFIED SCHOOL BOND ELECTION RESULTS MONTCALM COUNTY Montabella Community Schools". Retrieved July 14, 2026.