Corunna Public Schools
Corunna Public Schools is a public school district in Shiawassee County, Michigan. It serves Corunna, Vernon, and parts of the townships of Caledonia, Hazelton, New Haven, Shiawassee, Venice, and Vernon.
History
Corunna's public school district was organized in 1842. A brick school building was built in 1851, and a second, larger school was built in 1866. Both were destroyed by fire in 1882 and replaced by a new building. This building also served as a high school. It was destroyed by fire on April 14, 1908.Shiawassee Street School was built to replace it, opening in 1909. It served as Corunna High School until 1952 and as an elementary school between 1952 and 1976, when it became the district administration building. It also housed grades six through eight during the 1960s. It closed in 2014 and was redeveloped as apartments in 2016.
Between 1972 and 1976, overcrowding beset the district, and high school and junior high school students shared the high school building for half-day sessions.
The current high school opened in fall 1976, ending the overcrowding crisis. The former high school, built in 1952, became the district's middle school.