Chelsea School District

{{for|the school district in Massachusetts|Chelsea Public Schools}}

{{Infobox school district

| name = {{PAGENAMEBASE}}

| address = 500 Washington Street{{cite web| author= Chelsea School District| title= Chelsea School District| url= https://www.chelseaschools.org| access-date= April 14, 2025}}

| city = Chelsea

| county = Washtenaw

| state = Michigan

| zipcode = 48118

| country = United States

| type = Public

| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|2608940|district_name=Chelsea School District}}

| grades = PreK–12

| superintendent = Mike Kapolka{{cite web| author= Chelsea School District| title= Administrative Team| url= https://www.chelseaschools.org/about-us/administration-team| access-date= April 13, 2025}}

| budget = $52,493,000 2021-2022 expenditures

| students = 2,277 (2023-2024)

| teachers = 142.97 FTE (2023=2024)

| staff = 332.35 FTE (2023-2024)

| ratio = 15.93

| website = {{URL|https://www.chelseaschools.org}}

}}

Chelsea School District is a school district in Washtenaw County and Jackson County, Michigan. Besides the city of Chelsea it serves Sylvan Township and parts of the following townships: Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lyndon, Waterloo Township, Michigan, and Sharon.{{cite web| author= Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget| title= Washtenaw County School Districts| url= https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WASHTENAW%20COUNTY.pdf| access-date= April 14, 2025}}

History

The predecessor to the present Chelsea High School was designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki and built in 1958. It was located on the west side of Freer Road, across from the driveway to the present high school. Inspired by the layout of a town, it was a collection of individual single-story buildings connected by covered sidewalks. Many students found going outside between classes inconvenient, and others praised Yamasaki's design.{{cite web| last= Shackman| first= Grace| title= Yamasaki's Chelsea High School| url= https://aadl.org/aaobserver/244289| access-date= April 14, 2025}}

In 1993, superintendent Joseph Piasecki was shot and killed by a teacher. The principal and another teacher were also shot. The shooting occurred in a meeting room at the administration building on the high school campus after a grievance meeting when the teacher returned with a gun.{{cite news| last1= George| last2= Trimer-Hartley| last3= Adams| first1= Maryanne| first2= Margaret| first3= Debra| title= Chelsea mourns school leader; suspect charged| date= December 18, 1993| publisher= Detroit Free Press| page= 1}} In 1998, the Detroit Free Press devoted a special series to the teacher, Stephen Leith, and his marriage to analyze why the shooting occurred.{{cite news| last= James| first= Sheryl| title= First love, then marriage: Part 3 in a special Free Press series| date= April 28, 1998| publisher= Detroit Free Press| page= 1C}}

The current Chelsea High School was built in 1998.

Schools

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|+Schools in Chelsea School District{{cite web| author= Chelsea School District| title= Schools menu| url= https://www.chelseaschools.org| access-date= April 14, 2025}}

! School

! Address

! Notes

Chelsea High School

| 740 N. Freer Rd., Chelsea

| Serves grades 9–12. Built 1998.

Beach Middle School

| 445 Mayer Dr., Chelsea

| Serves grades 6–8

South Meadows Elementary School

| 335 Pierce St., Chelsea

| Serves grades 3–5

North Creek Elementary School

| 699 McKinley St., Chelsea

| Serves grades K–2

Pierce Lake Early Childhood Center

| 275 N. Freer Rd., Chelsea

| Preschool and early childhood programs

References

External links

{{Official website|http://chelsea.k12.mi.us}}

Category:School districts in Michigan

Category:Chelsea, Michigan