Chassell Township School Explained

Chassell Township School
Streetaddress:41585 US Highway 41
City:Chassell
State:Michigan
Zipcode:49916
Country:United States
Coordinates:47.0172°N -88.5206°W
District:Chassell Township Schools
Principal Label:Superintendent and Principal
Principal:Stephen Spahn
Enrollment:258
Enrollment As Of:2015-16
Teaching Staff:16.02
Ratio:16.10
Grades:K-12
Conference:Copper Mountain Conference
Colors:Blue and gold [1]
Nickname:Panthers

Chassell Township School is a K-12 school in Chassell, Michigan. It is the only school in the school district.[2]

History

The current school building opened in 1992.[3] The original high school building was built in 1912 and, together with a 1917 elementary school, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2009 as the Chassell School Complex.[4]

Academics

In 2016, Chassell was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a national bronze medal school.[5]

A trades program was started in 2016, including carpentry, plumbing, and welding, with $16,000 of equipment costs funded by the Chassell Township Public School Foundation.[6] The school also offers career and technical education in subjects including auto mechanics, nursing aide, and early childhood education.[7]

Chassell received a 95.78% graduation index rating and an 83.33% overall index rating in 2016-17 from the Michigan Department of Education Center for Educational Performance and Information.[8]

Graduating class sizes from 2010 to 2015 averaged approximately 19 students (ranging from 11 to 22 students). Approximately 70% of these students went on to at least some post-secondary education.[9]

Athletics

The Chassell Township Panthers compete as a class D school in the Copper Mountain Conference of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. The school colors are blue and gold.[10] The following sports are offered:[11]

The girls' basketball team reached the Class D state final in 2018, losing 36–57 to Lenawee Christian School.[12] Chassell has only approximately 80 high school students and competes against other Class D schools with up to 203 high school students;[13] its 2018 team included 6 of the 7 girls in the school's senior class.[14] This was the first school basketball team to reach the finals since the boys' team won three straight championships from 1956 to 1958.[15]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 238 students enrolled in 2015-16 was:

47.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chassell High School. 2024-03-31. Michigan High School Athletic Association. en-US.
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Chassell K-12 School. nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. 16 June 2018. EN.
  3. Web site: Dates in the History of Chassell, Michigan . 16 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Chassell School Complex . NPGallery Digital Asset Management System . National Park Service . 16 June 2018.
  5. Web site: Chassell Township K-12 School. usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. 18 January 2017.
  6. Web site: Hordges . Aleah . New trades program available in Chassell Township School District . Upper Michigan's Source . WLUC TV6 . 17 June 2018 . 22 August 2016.
  7. Web site: High School Handbook and Athletic Handbook 2017-2018 . Chassell Township Schools . 17 June 2018 . 6.
  8. Web site: Chassell K-12 School (00652) 2016-17 . School Index School Overview . Michigan Department of Education . 17 June 2018.
  9. Web site: Chassell K-12 School (00652) . College Progression by Graduating Class . Michigan Department of Education . 17 June 2018.
  10. Web site: Chassell HS . Schools . Michigan High School Athletic Association . 16 June 2018.
  11. Web site: Chassell Township Schools - Athletics. cts.k12.mi.us. 18 January 2017.
  12. Web site: 2018 Girls Basketball Tournament . Michigan High School Athletic Association . 16 June 2018.
  13. Web site: 2017-18 MHSAA Enrollment List . Michigan High School Athletic Association . 16 June 2018.
  14. Web site: McCabe. Mick. Michigan girls hoops finals: Chassell the little engine that almost did . Detroit Free Press. 21 June 2018 . 18 March 2018.
  15. Web site: Kaminski . Steve . Chassell rallies to beat Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes in Class D semifinals . MLive . 16 June 2018 . 16 March 2018.

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