Manchester Community Schools

Manchester Community Schools
Address
710 East Main Street
Manchester
, Washtenaw, Michigan, 48158
United States
District information
MottoGreat Education Made Personal.
GradesPreKindergarten–12
Established1867
SuperintendentSteven Head
Schools3
Budget$14,295,000 2022–2023 expenditures
NCES District ID2622380
Students and staff
Students681 (2024–2025)
Teachers47.92 (on an FTE basis) (2024–2025)
Staff113.98 FTE (2024–2025)
Student–teacher ratio14.21 (2024–2025)
District mascotFlying Dutchmen
Other information
Websitewww.manchesterschools.us

Manchester Community Schools is a public school district in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It serves Manchester and parts of the townships of Bridgewater, Freedom, Sharon, and Manchester. It also serves parts of Napoleon Township and Norvell Township in Jackson County.

History

The district's former high school was built in 1936 at the corner of City and Wolverine Streets. It replaced the 1867 Manchester Union School on the same site. The 1936 school was funded by the Works Progress Administration. Its cornerstone, laid on March 24, 1936, includes a box of historical documents about the building and school district, as well as coins.

Riverside Intermediate School was built in 1954. Luther C. Klager Elementary, named after a long-serving school board president, opened in fall 1969. The architect was Louis Kingscott.

The current junior/senior high school opened in fall 2004.

Schools

Schools in Manchester Community Schools district
SchoolAddressNotes
Manchester Junior/Senior High School20500 Dutch Drive, ManchesterGrades 7–12
Riverside Intermediate School710 E. Main St., ManchesterGrades 3-6
Luther C. Klager Elementary405 Ann Arbor St., ManchesterGrades PreK-2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Manchester Community Schools. "Manchester Community Schools". Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Manchester Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. ↑ Manchester Community Schools. "Central Office". Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Washtenaw School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ Chartrand, Marsha (August 15, 2022). "Chamber spotlight: Manchester Community Schools". Manchester Mirror.
  6. ↑ "Cornerstone laid for school at Manchester". Ann Arbor News. March 25, 1936. p. 3.
  7. ↑ Manchester Community Schools. "2023 Bond Proposal Improvements" (PDF). Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  8. ↑ "School dedication set at Manchester". Ann Arbor News. October 7, 1969. p. 3.
  9. ↑ Stone-Palmquist, Peri (August 12, 2004). "Public gets look at new Manchester High". Ann Arbor News. p. B2.