Cedar Springs Public Schools

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Cedar Springs Public Schools is a public school district in Kent County, Michigan. It serves Cedar Springs and parts of Algoma, Courtland, Nelson, Oakfield, Solon, and Spencer townships, plus a small area of Ensley Township in Newaygo County.

The district has eight schools. Most of them share a campus in Cedar Springs, but Cedar Springs Middle School is on its own campus.

History: Cedar Springs had a high school by 1880. The first high school building was around 1927 at the southeast corner of East Muskegon Street and Northland Drive. A newer high school opened in August 1959 at 204 E. Muskegon Street. The current Cedar Springs High School opened in November 1997. Cedar Springs Middle School opened in fall 2005, and the old middle school became Red Hawk Elementary.

Quick facts: About 3,100 students (2023-2024) with around 178 teachers (FTE) and about 420 total staff, for a student-teacher ratio of about 17.5 to 1. The district budget was about $61.5 million in 2021-2022. Superintendent: Scott B. Smith. Website: csredhawks.org. Address: 204 E Muskegon St, Cedar Springs, MI 49319.