Sandusky Community Schools

Sanilac Community Schools
Address
191 East Pinetree Lane
Sandusky
, Sanilac County, Michigan, 48471
United States
District information
GradesPreKindergarten–12
SuperintendentKurt Dennis
Schools2
Budget$13,293,000 2022-2023 expenditures
NCES District ID2630840
Students and staff
Students931 (2024-2025)
Teachers57.78 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)
Staff124.97 FTE (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio16.11 (2024-2025)
Other information
Websitewww.sandusky.k12.mi.us

Sandusky Community Schools is a public school district in Sanilac County, in the Thumb region of Michigan. It serves Sandusky and parts of the townships of Argyle, Bridgehampton, Buel, Custer, Elk, Elmer, Flynn, Moore, Washington, Watertown, and Wheatland.

History

The current Sandusky Junior/Senior High School opened in August 1993. Construction was funded by a bond issue that also converted the former high school (built in 1965) to a middle school and funded a renovation at Maple Valley Elementary.

Maple Valley Elementary closed at the end of the 2012–2013 school year, and its students were relocated to the former middle school building. The middle school was consolidated with the high school in the high school building, forming Sandusky Junior/Senior High School. In 2022, the former Maple Valley Elementary building was sold to the Sanilac County Health Board.

In 2022, the school board voted to discontinue use of the Redskins mascot, which had been in place since 1940, citing concerns about the offensive stereotypes associated with Native American imagery. Later that year, the district considered The Storm, The Ravens, and The Knights as potential replacements; however, when no consensus emerged, the search for a new mascot was suspended.

Schools

Schools in Sandusky Community Schools district
SchoolAddressNotes
Sandusky Junior/Senior High School191 E. Pinetree Lane, SanduskyGrades 7–12; built 1993
Sandusky Elementary395 S. Sandusky Road, SanduskyGrades PreK–6; built 1965

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sandusky Community Schools. "Sandusky Community Schools". Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  2. ↑ Sandusky Community Schools. "Staff Directory". Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Sandusky Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Sanilac County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Keys to new Sandusky High School pass to pupils". The Times Herald. Port Huron, Michigan. January 12, 1965. p. 13.
  6. 1 2 Donahue, James (August 15, 1993). "Back to a new school". The Times Herald. Port Huron, Michigan. p. 53.
  7. ↑ Levine, Eric. "Maple Valley school to be sold Oct. 31". Sanilac County News.
  8. ↑ Garcia, Crystal (August 5, 2014). "Sandusky schools seeking opinions". The Times Herald. Port Huron, Michigan. p. A2.
  9. ↑ Welper, Brenden (April 21, 2022). "Schools will drop the Redskins nickname". The Times Herald. Port Huron, Michigan. p. A1.
  10. ↑ Golat, McKenna (July 21, 2022). "School board votes to pause future spending on mascot search". The Times Herald. Port Huron, Michigan. p. A1.