Shepherd Public Schools
| Shepherd Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
P. O. Box 219[1]
, Isabella County, Michigan, 48883United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Kindergarten-12[2] |
| Superintendent | Carrie Gauthier[3] |
| Schools | 5[2] |
| Budget | $26,319,000 2022-2023 expenditures[2] |
| NCES District ID | 2631380[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,746 (2024-2025)[2] |
| Teachers | 98.4 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[2] |
| Staff | 248.65 FTE (2024-2025)[2] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 17.74 (2024-2025)[2] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Shepherd Public Schools is a public school district in Central Michigan. In Isabella County, it serves Shepherd and parts of the townships of Chippewa, Coe, Denver, Fremont, and Lincoln.[4] It also serves small sections of the townships of Pine River and Seville in Gratiot County[5] and Greendale and Jasper in Midland County.[6]
History
For many years, education in Shepherd was provided in the "old red brick schoolhouse," which stood between 1904 and 1966.[7] It faced East Maple Street near the end of Fifth Street on the site of the current Shepherd Elementary.[8] It is not to be confused with the Little Red Schoolhouse, a frame building once known as Landon School that was moved to its present site near the high school in 1945 and is currently used as a museum.[9][10]
Elementary students attended the 1904 brick schoolhouse as well as a small elementary school built nearby in 1948 and expanded in 1949.[11][12]
High school students attended the 1904 brick schoolhouse until the current high school opened in November 1960.[7][13][14] It then became a junior high/elementary building. Construction began on a new Shepherd Elementary in 1965. The 1904 school was torn down the next year.[7][15][8]
A bond issue passed in 2007 funded renovations and additions at schools in the district.[16]
Schools
| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherd High School | 321 S. Fourth Street, Shepherd | Grades 9-12 |
| Odyssey Middle/High School | 3441 S. Wise Rd., Mt. Pleasant | Grades 7-12. Alternative and online education |
| Shepherd Middle School | 350 S. Chippewa Street, Shepherd | Grades 6-8 |
| Shepherd Elementary | 301 S. Fourth Street, Shepherd | Grades PreK-5 |
| Winn Elementary | 418 W. Blanchard, Shepherd | Grades K-5 |
External links
References
- 1 2 Shepherd Public Schools. "Shepherd Public Schools". Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Shepherd Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ↑ Shepherd Public Schools. "Staff". Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Isabella County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Gratiot County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Midland County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Old school being razed". Lansing State Journal. May 12, 1966. p. 42.
- 1 2 "Shepherd by air". The Saginaw News. February 22, 1961. p. 23.
- ↑ "Townspeople will discuss school's fate". Lansing State Journal. May 12, 1966. p. 42.
- ↑ Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival. "Little Red Schoolhouse and Museum". Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Shepherd school has modern design". Saginaw News. December 26, 1948. p. 35.
- ↑ "Pupils vanish, workers busy at Shepherd". Saginaw News. June 3, 1949. p. 22.
- ↑ "New Shepherd High School". The Saginaw News. October 9, 1960. p. 36.
- ↑ Editorial staff of Shepherd High School yearbook. Au Revoir 1956 (Shepherd High School 1956 yearbook). p. 1.
- ↑ "Shepherd school plans OK'd". Grand Rapids Press. September 18, 1965. p. 12.
- ↑ State of Michigan Treasury Department. "STATE QUALIFIED SCHOOL BOND ELECTION RESULTS ISABELLA COUNTY Shepherd Public School District". Retrieved November 3, 2025.