Kent City Community Schools
Kent City Community Schools is a public school district in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. In Kent County, it serves Kent City, Casnovia, and parts of the townships of Solon, Sparta, and Tyrone. In Muskegon County, it serves part of Casnovia Township. In Ottawa County, it serves part of Chester Township. In Newaygo County, it serves part of Grant Township.
History
Kent City Elementary School contained the high school prior to 1974. The building was built in stages, with the wing facing Muskegon Street opening in January 1952 as an addition to buildings built at an earlier date. In 1958, a bond issue passed to expand the building and build a new elementary school on the site. The district was growing quickly at the time, with a 25 percent increase in enrollment between fall 1958 and fall 1959.At the time of the 1952 high school's construction, an older building with a pitched roof was also on the site. It was built in 1905 after the previous school burned down from a faulty furnace on January 9, 1905.
The current Kent City High School opened in fall 1974 and was dedicated on March 6, 1975.
In fall 2005, Kent City Middle School opened to house grades six through eight. Moving grades seven and eight from the high school and grade six from the elementary school to the new middle school freed up space in those schools.