Comstock Park Public Schools

Comstock Park Public Schools
Address
101 School Street NE[1]
, Kent, Michigan, 49321
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentDave Wasburn[2]
Schools5[3]
Budget$28,201,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3]
NCES District ID2610620[3]
Students and staff
Students1,765 (2023-2024)[3]
Teachers114.31 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3]
Staff228.89 FTE (2023-2024)[3]
Student–teacher ratio15.44 (2023-2024)[3]
Other information
Websitewww.cppschools.com

Comstock Park Public Schools is a public school district in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. It serves parts of Comstock Park, Walker, Alpine Township, and Plainfield Township.[4]

History

Comstock Park High School has been in operation since at least 1902, but it was not a four-year school at first.[5] A new high school was built in 1908 near 100 Betty Street NE,[6] and it originally went to grade ten.[5] In 1925, a new building was built on the site,[7] and the first class graduated from it in 1927.[6] An addition was built in 1960.[8] The 1966 high school yearbook shows the 1908, 1925, and 1960 sections in a row along School Street NE.[9] In 1974, the 1908 building was torn down.[6]

The current Comstock Park High School was built in 1991,[7] and the district rented out the former secondary school. In fall 1992, the district moved sixth graders there due to overcrowding.[10] The 1960 section of the building, then called Mill Creek Middle School, was renovated, expanded and reopened in fall 1995. The 1925 section was torn down, but a bell from the old school was placed in a skylight in the new section.[7] The architect of the 1991 high school building was WBDC Group.[10]

Schools

Schools in Comstock Park Public Schools District[11][3]
School Address Notes
Comstock Park High School 150 Six Mile Rd. NE, Comstock Park Grades 9-12. Built 1991.[7]
Flex Academy Alternative high school
Mill Creek Middle School 100 Betty Street NE, Comstock Park Grades 6-8. Built 1960,[8] renovated 1995.[7]
Pine Island Elementary 6101 Pine Island Drive, Comstock Park Grades 3-5
Stoney Creek Elementary 200 Lantern Dr. NW, Comstock Park Grades K-2
Greenridge Early Childhood Center 3825 Oakridge, NE, Comstock Park Preschool

References

  1. ^ Comstock Park Public Schools. "Comstock Park Public Schools". Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  2. ^ Comstock Park Public Schools. "Staff Directory Search". Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Comstock Park Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Kent County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Six are graduated". Grand Rapids Press. June 22, 1907. p. 7.
  6. ^ a b c Bush, Kathy (June 22, 1994). "Reduced to rubble". Grand Rapids Press. p. B1.
  7. ^ a b c d e Bush, Kate (August 23, 1995). "Middle grounds". The Grand Rapids Press. p. B1.
  8. ^ a b "Push Comstock wing, addition". Grand Rapids Press. January 13, 1960. p. 5.
  9. ^ Editorial staff of Comstock Park High School yearbook. Hilite 1966 (Comstock Park High School yearbook 1966). pp. 2–3.
  10. ^ a b Beeler, Jaye (April 2, 1992). "School board hears architects on Betty St. school issue". Grand Rapids Press. p. N'east section 3.
  11. ^ Comstock Park Public Schools. "Schools". Retrieved September 27, 2025.