Grant Public School District
Encyclopedia
The Grant Public School District is a K–12 public school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 located in Grant
Grant, Michigan
Grant is a city in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 894 at the 2010 census. The city is on the boundary between Grant Township and Ashland Township, but is politically independent of both...

, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. The district operates in the City of Grant, and the townships of Ashland
Ashland Township, Michigan
Ashland Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,570. The city of Grant is adjacent to the township...

, Bridgeton
Bridgeton Township, Michigan
Bridgeton Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,098.-Geography:...

, Ensley
Ensley Township, Michigan
Ensley Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,474 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census...

, Grant
Grant Township, Michigan
Grant Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan:*Grant Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan*Grant Township, Clare County, Michigan*Grant Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan*Grant Township, Huron County, Michigan...

, and portions of Casnovia
Casnovia Township, Michigan
Casnovia Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,652 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...

, Garfield
Garfield Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
Garfield Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,464 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

, Solon
Solon Township, Kent County, Michigan
Solon Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,662 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles , of which, 35.8 square miles of it is land and 0.5 square miles ...

, Tyrone
Tyrone Township, Michigan
Tyrone Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan:*Tyrone Township, Kent County, Michigan*Tyrone Township, Livingston County, Michigan...

, and Moorland
Moorland Township, Michigan
Moorland Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,616 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...

. It is a constituent of the Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency
Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency
The Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency is an Intermediate School District in Michigan serving the school districts that are primarily within Newaygo County. NCRESA provides services to six local public districts and five non-public schools within its boundaries...

, (NCRESA) which is Newaygo County's Intermediate School District
Intermediate School District
An Intermediate School District is a term used by some states to classify a special agency the operates outside of the traditional charter of a school district...

.

Grant Public Schools student enrollment is 2,408 (2006–07), which is the second largest in Newaygo County.

Awards

  • In 2008 the Grant High School became one of five schools to be recognized by Conn-Selmer
    Conn-Selmer
    Conn-Selmer, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of concert band, marching band, and orchestral instruments. It is a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments and was formed after Steinway bought musical instrument manufacturers The Selmer Company and C.G. Conn.-Founding:In the late 1800s,...

    , for having one of the most outstanding high school instrumental music programs in the United States.

Accreditation / Memberships

Grant Public Schools is accredited by the North Central Association, and is also a member of the Lakes Eight Conference.

External links

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