Buena Vista School District (Michigan)
| Buena Vista School District | |
|---|---|
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Buena Vista, Michigan US-MI United States |
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| Coordinates | 43°25′11″N 83°52′46″W / 43.41967°N 83.87933°WCoordinates: 43°25′11″N 83°52′46″W / 43.41967°N 83.87933°W |
| District information | |
| Type |
Public Tax-collecting unit (Since closing as a school district) |
| Grades | Pre-kindergarten through 12 |
| Established | 1956 |
| Closed | July 2013 |
| Schools | Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 1 |
| Budget | US$12,528,000 (2010-11) |
| District ID | 2607230 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 428 (2012-13) |
| Teachers | 37 (2012-13) |
| Staff | 58.12 (2012-13) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 11.57 (2012-13) |
| District mascot | Knights |
| Colors |
Royal blue and White |
| Other information | |
| Intermediate school district | Saginaw Intermediate School District |
| Schedule | M-F except state holidays |
| Website | bvsd.k12.mi.us |
Buena Vista School District was a school district headquartered in Buena Vista Charter Township, Michigan, and part of the Saginaw Intermediate School District (Saginaw ISD). As of July 2013, the school district closed and became a tax-collecting district of the Saginaw ISD to pay the district's outstanding debts.
The district was formed in 1955 when the Saginaw City School District demanded that any rural schools sending students to Saginaw High School either have a joint program or join the district. A Buena Vista study committee recommended that instead the township's area school districts consolidate into a new district. In 1956, the consolidation proposal received 94% approval. While the Ricker, Leidlein, Star and Highland Park districts participated in the consolidation, the Indiantown, Service, Downes, and Harding school districts did not join the consolidated school district. The first superintendent of the new district was Joseph Barr, Ricker School District's Superintendent at the time of the consolidation. A $2.5 million building bond was passed to support the new district.
Buena Vista School District began its first school year in 1956-57. Ricker Junior High School was attended by all 7th through 9th grade students, while 10th through 12th grade students continued to attend Saginaw School District high schools. Former Ricker and Leidlein students attended Ricker, while Star students were moved to Highland Park School. Each year following the inaugural school year, an additional grade was added to the district until 1961-1962 when the district graduated its first senior class from Buena Vista High School, which had opened in 1959.
In July 1970, Superintendent Barr died, and James A. Vitany replaced him.
The high school was cited by the Michigan Bureau of School Services in 1972 for not having a six-hour day at the high school, which could have resulted in the school district losing its accreditation. The high school's capacity was 800, but with 1,100 students, the district used a split-schedule to deal with the overcrowding. Ultimately, the district did not lose its accreditation.
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