Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools
Encyclopedia
Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools is a public school district
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
serving pre-kindergarten
through 12th grade. The district draws its approximately 1,433 students from the city of Whittemore
and the townships of Burleigh
, Reno
, and Sherman
in Iosco County
, Clayton
and Mason
townships in Arenac County
, and the village of Prescott
and the townships of Logan
, Mills
, and Richland
in Ogemaw County
.
The district includes Whittemore-Prescott Early Childhood Center (pre-K to K), Whittemore-Prescott Elementary School (1-6), Whittemore-Prescott Junior High School (7-8), Whittemore-Prescott High School (9-12), and the Alternative Education High School.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of 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"....
serving pre-kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through 12th grade. The district draws its approximately 1,433 students from the city of Whittemore
Whittemore, Michigan
Whittemore is a city in Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 384 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
and the townships of Burleigh
Burleigh Township, Michigan
Burleigh Township is a civil township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 775.-Geography:...
, Reno
Reno Township, Michigan
Reno Township is a civil township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 656 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 of...
, and Sherman
Sherman Township, Iosco County, Michigan
Sherman Township is a civil township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 493 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
in Iosco County
Iosco County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,339 people, 11,727 households, and 7,857 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 20,432 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...
, Clayton
Clayton Township, Arenac County, Michigan
Clayton Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,101 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
and Mason
Mason Township, Arenac County, Michigan
Mason Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 994 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.1 square miles , all land....
townships in Arenac County
Arenac County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 17,269 people, 6,710 households, and 4,717 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 9,563 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...
, and the village of Prescott
Prescott, Michigan
Prescott is a village in Ogemaw County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 286 at the 2000 census. The village is within Richland Township.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land....
and the townships of Logan
Logan Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan
Logan Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 581 at the 2000 census.There are no established communities in the sparsely populated township...
, Mills
Mills Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan
Mills Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,005 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles , of which, 34.5 square miles of it is land and 1.1 square...
, and Richland
Richland Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan
Richland Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 956 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles , of which, 34.8 square miles of it is land and 0.9 square...
in Ogemaw County
Ogemaw County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 21,645 people, 8,842 households, and 6,189 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 15,404 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...
.
The district includes Whittemore-Prescott Early Childhood Center (pre-K to K), Whittemore-Prescott Elementary School (1-6), Whittemore-Prescott Junior High School (7-8), Whittemore-Prescott High School (9-12), and the Alternative Education High School.