Excelsior Township School District 1

Excelsior Township School District 1 is a K-8 school district in Excelsior Township, Michigan. It operates a single one-room school, Crawford School, one of twenty such schools in Michigan as of 2016,[1] The school is located between Grayling and Kalkaska, with the building 8 miles (13 km) east of the latter.[2]

Excelsior Township
School District 1
The Crawford School along M-72
Address
5521 M-72 NE
Excelsior Township, Michigan 49646
Coordinates44°42′49″N 85°03′46″W
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–8
Established1875
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website

The district was established in 1875.[2]

The district has 17 square miles (44 km2) of area.[2]

Operations

In 2010 there were fifty students, the highest enrollment within a ten-year span. As of 2016 there were forty students, with twenty-five of them living outside of the district boundaries and attending Excelsior due to the school of choice program; some choose the school due to the low student-teacher ratio. That year there was a combined superintendent and principal, as well as three teachers and one teacher's aide/janitor/counselor.[1]

As of 2016 the yearly budget is $450,000. The district operates a single school bus and provides laptops and iPads, but does not have a regular cafeteria service.[1]

The school does not offer athletics, so students may participate in athletic teams at schools operated by Kalkaska Public Schools and Mancelona Public Schools.[1]

The Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District supports the district.[1]

References
  1. Kaminski, Kyle (2016-10-09). "Crawford one of last one-room schoolhouses". Record-Eagle. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  2. "About the District". Excelsior Township School District 1. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
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