Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools
Address
8970 Prescott Road[1]
Whittemore
, Iosco County, Michigan, 48770
United States
District information
GradesKindergarten–12[2]
Schools2[2]
Budget$11,488,000 2022–2023 expenditures[2]
NCES District ID2636390[2]
Students and staff
Students607 (2024–2025)[2]
Teachers37.89 (on an FTE basis) (2024–2025)[2]
Staff93.91 FTE (2024–2025)[2]
Student–teacher ratio16.02 (2024–2025)[2]
District mascotCardinals[1]
Other information
Websitewww.wpas.net

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools is a public school district in Northern Michigan. In Iosco County, it serves Whittemore, Burleigh Township, and parts of the townships of Reno and Sherman.[3] In Arenac County, it serves parts of Clayton and Mason townships.[4] In Ogemaw County, it serves Prescott, Skidway Lake, and parts of the townships of Logan, Mills, and Richland.[5]

History

In 1957, nine independent school districts in the Whittemore area consolidated, raising the need for a larger high school. Whittemore High School was the only full high school in the consolidated area, and students from the area's small elementary schools often attended high school elsewhere.[6] Voters approved a bond issue for the new high school in August 1957, and building contracts were finalized in May 1958 for a fall 1959 opening.[7]

In 1996, voters passed a bond issue to build the current elementary school. The issue passed by one vote,[8] and included the renovation of the high school and converting the existing elementary school to a school for grades seven and eight.[9] Currently, the junior high and high school share a building.[1]

Schools

Schools in Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools share a campus on Mills Road west of Whittemore.[1]

Schools in Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools district[1][2]
SchoolAddressNotes
Whittemore-Prescott Junior/Senior High School6001 Mills Road, WhittemoreGrades 7–12
Whittemore-Prescott Elementary8878 Prescott Road, WhittemoreGrades K-6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools. "Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools". Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Iosco County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Arenac County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  5. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Ogemaw County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  6. ↑ "New Whittemore-Prescott High School is approved". Bay City Times (Bay City, Mich.). August 28, 1957. p. 24.
  7. ↑ "Contracts let for new school". Bay City Times (Bay City, Mich.). May 16, 1958. p. 20.
  8. ↑ English, Eric (October 4, 1996). "Recount: millage passes by 1 vote". Bay City Times (Bay City, Mich.). p. 1.
  9. ↑ English, Eric (September 24, 1996). "7 lucky for north district bond". Bay City Times (Bay City, Mich.). p. 1.
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