Pellston Public Schools

Pellston Public Schools
Address
172 Park Street[1]
, Emmet County, Michigan, 49769
United States
Coordinates45°33′10″N 84°46′48″W / 45.55278°N 84.78000°W / 45.55278; -84.78000
District information
GradesPreKindergarten–12[2]
SuperintendentStephen Seelye[3]
Schools2[2]
Budget$8,867,000 2022–2023 expenditures[2]
NCES District ID2627720[2]
Students and staff
Students479 (2024–2025)[2]
Teachers41.92 (on an FTE basis) (2024–2025)[2]
Staff101.25 FTE (2024–2025)[2]
Student–teacher ratio11.43 (2024–2025)[2]
District mascotHornets[1]
ColorsBrown and gold
Other information
Websitewww.pellstonschools.org

Pickford Public Schools is a public school district in Northern Michigan. Most of the district is in Emmet County. There it includes Pellston, Carp Lake, Levering, and portions of Brutus. Townships included are all of Bliss, Center, and McKinley, and sections of Carp Lake, Maple River, Pleasantview, Readmond, and Wawatam.[4] Portions of the district are in Cheboygan County. There it includes Burt Township and portions of Hebron Township and Munro Township.[5]

History

On February 6, 1932, Pellston's schools burned down.[6] A ten-room school, still currently in use, was built to replace it.[7]

Pellston Elementary's open house and dedication was held on November 7, 1969.[8] The building's architecture firm was Manson, Jackson and Kane of Lansing.[9]

Schools

Schools in Pellston Public Schools District district[1][2]
SchoolAddressNotes
Pellston Middle/High School172 N Park Street, PellstonGrades 6–12
Pellston Elementary114 Zipf Street, PellstonGrades PreK-5

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pellston Public Schools". Pellston Public Schools. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Pellston Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. ↑ "Elementary Administration". Pellston Public Schools. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  4. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Emmet County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 1, 2023. - Text list
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cheboygan County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Schools in Pellston are destroyed by fire". Grand Haven Tribune. February 6, 1932. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "New Pellston school". Grand Rapids Press. July 12, 1932. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "Open house at new Pellston grade school". Petoskey News-Review. November 5, 1969. p. 1.
  9. ↑ "$397,000 low bid for new Pellston elementary school". Petoskey News-Review. January 10, 1969. p. 1.