Kalamazoo Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Graduates of the district are eligible to receive scholarships through the Kalamazoo Promise, a program launched in 2005 and funded by anonymous donors. The district operates 31 schools.
Kalamazoo Public Schools | |
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Address | |
1220 Howard Street
, Michigan, 49008United States | |
Coordinates | 42°16′28″N 85°36′04″W / 42.27444°N 85.60111°W |
District information | |
Superintendent | Dr. Darrin Slade |
Schools | 31[1] |
Students and staff | |
Enrollment | 12,581 (2020-21)[1] |
Teachers | 686.03 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 18.34[1] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
The district includes the majority of Kalamazoo, all of Westwood, and most of Eastwood. It also includes sections of the following townships: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, and Texas.[2]
Every resident graduate of the Kalamazoo Public Schools is provided with a scholarship for up to 100% of tuition and mandatory fee costs for four years at any public university or community college in Michigan, starting with the class of 2006. This program is known as the Kalamazoo Promise.[3] Books and room and board are not included.[4] In 2014, it was announced that 15 private colleges would also be included as Promise-eligible schools.[5] In 2015, Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo received Communities in Schools' national Unsung Heroes award in recognition of elementary school programs aimed at overcoming cultural and language barriers faced by students.[6][7]
Publicly funded schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools district include: