Kearsley Community Schools

Kearsley Community School District is a public school district in Genesee County, residing in the U.S. state of Michigan and is part of the Genesee Intermediate School District.

Kearsley Community School District
Address
4396 Underhill Drive, Flint, MI
Genesee Charter Township
Genesee County, Michigan, 48506
United States
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesPK-12
Established1868
PresidentChad Langworthy
Vice-presidentDr. Charles Wade
SuperintendentPaul Gaudard
Students and staff
Students2,893 (2018-2019)
Teachers143.81
Student–teacher ratio12:20
District mascotHornet
ColorsBlue and Gold
Other information
Intermediate DistrictGenesee
Websitewww.kearsleyschools.org

History

Kearsley Community Schools is named after U.S. Army Major Jonathan Kearsley, who fought in the War of 1812. The first Kearsley school opened before the Civil War, the land being donated by Mr. and Mrs. John and Mary Cashin, the single room building was burnt down later in 1929. The same year the district got a $42500 bond to purchase land and build an eight-room school. In 1937 the first superintendent, George Daly, was hired. Sometime in 1940 four different school districts, Tanner, White, Wentworth, and Kearsley, combined to form the Kearsley Rural Agricultural School District.

Schools

Located east of Flint, Michigan, the Kearsley School District is home to nearly 3000 PK–12 students. Schools operated by the Kearsley Board of Education include:

  • Pumpkin Patch Early Childhood Center (Buffey Elementary)
  • Weston Elementary
  • Dowdall Elementary
  • Fiedler Elementary
  • Armstrong Middle School
  • Kearsley High School

Former Kearsley schools

  • Tanner Elementary
  • Paro Elementary
  • Burgtorf Elementary School
  • George Daly Jr High; formerly Kearsley High
  • Wentworth Elementary

Notable alumni

References

https://kearsleyeclipse.com/12975/news/kearsley-celebrates-its-75th-anniversary/

https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=2620070


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