Newaygo Public Schools

Newaygo Public Schools
Address
360 South Mill Street[1]
Newaygo
, Newaygo County, Michigan, 49337
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentBen Gilpin[2]
Schools3[3]
Budget$22,248,000 2022-2023 expenditures[3]
NCES District ID2625320[3]
Students and staff
Students1,567 (2024-2025)[3]
Teachers88.29 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[3]
Staff189.73 FTE (2024-2025)[3]
Student–teacher ratio17.75 (2024-2025)[3]
Other information
Websitewww.newaygo.net

Newaygo Public Schools is a public school district in the West Michigan county of Newaygo. It serves Newaygo, Brooks Township, and parts of the townships of Ashland, Big Prairie, Croton, Everett, Garfield, and Grant.[4]

History

A new school building (currently Newaygo Elementary) was dedicated on June 3, 1926. The previous school building was then demolished.[5]

In 1952, Vera Wilsie Elementary was built, making more space available in the older school for secondary grades.[6]

The current high school opened in February 1964.[7] A bond issue passed in 2000 funded construction of the current middle school, and the 1926 school became an elementary building called Velma Matson Elementary.[8]

In 2022, voters passed a $22.96 million bond issue to improve district facilities. The elementary schools were consolidated in a newly renovated Velma Matson school, now called Newaygo Elementary, and Vera Wilsie Elementary was demolished.[9][8]

Schools

Schools in Newaygo Public Schools district[1][3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Newaygo High School360 S. Mill St., NewaygoGrades 9–12. Built 1964.[7]
Newaygo Middle School850 E. 76th Street, NewaygoGrades 5–8
Newaygo Elementary29 E. Post, NewaygoGrades PreK-4. Built 1926.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Newaygo Public Schools. "Newaygo Public Schools". Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ Newaygo Public Schools. "Business Office". Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Newaygo Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Newaygo County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Newaygo school to be dedicated next week". Grand Rapids Press. June 3, 1926. p. 19.
  6. ↑ "Work advances on Newaygo school". Muskegon Chronicle (Muskegon, Mich.). November 8, 1952. p. 8.
  7. 1 2 "Around West Michigan". Grand Rapids Press. February 2, 1964. p. 11.
  8. 1 2 Michigan Department of Treasury. "STATE QUALIFIED SCHOOL BOND ELECTION RESULTS NEWAYGO COUNTY Newaygo Public School District". Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  9. ↑ TowerPinkster Architecture. "Newaygo Public Schools". Retrieved December 29, 2025.
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