DeWitt Public Schools
DeWitt Public Schools is a public school district in Clinton County, Michigan Clinton County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 79,128. The county seat is St. Johns, Michigan, St. Johns. The county was created in 1831 and organized in .... It serves DeWitt and parts of DeWitt Township and Watertown Township DeWitt Public Schools' mascot is the Panther and the school colors are Blue and Gold. Four of the district's six schools share a campus south of West Herbison Road between Shavey Road and DeWitt Road. History In 1836, the first school in DeWitt was established. A two-story brick school was built in the 1870s. Eleventh grade was added to the district in 1937, and twelfth grade in 1938, and the high school's first class graduated in 1939. A new school, containing all grades, was built in 1937 after the old one burned. A new high school opened in February 1966. In 1970, Herbison Woo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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DeWitt, Michigan
DeWitt is a city in Clinton County, Michigan, Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,776 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is located north of Interstate 69 in Michigan, Interstate 69 and west of U.S. Route 127 in Michigan, U.S. Route 127, just north of the city of Lansing, Michigan, Lansing. History DeWitt was named after DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York (state), New York during the 1820s. It was first settled by Captain David Scott, who moved there from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1833, and platted the land. The State Legislature formally created DeWitt Charter Township, Michigan, DeWitt Township on March 23, 1836. The first township meeting was held at the house of Captain Scott on April 8, 1836. A gentleman by the name of Welcome J. Partelo was named the township's first Supervisor at that meeting. It did not take long for the state to divide DeWitt Township into the many townships that we recognize today. In 1837, t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clinton County, Michigan
Clinton County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 79,128. The county seat is St. Johns, Michigan, St. Johns. The county was created in 1831 and organized in 1839. It is named after early American politician DeWitt Clinton . Clinton County is included in the Lansing, Michigan, Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan, East Lansing, MI Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water. Adjacent counties * Saginaw County, Michigan, Saginaw County (northeast) * Gratiot County, Michigan, Gratiot County (north) * Montcalm County, Michigan, Montcalm County (northwest) * Shiawassee County, Michigan, Shiawassee County (east) * Ionia County, Michigan, Ionia County (west) * Ingham County, Michigan, Ingham County (southeast) * Eaton County, Michigan, Eaton County (so ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north. With a population of 10.14 million and an area of , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 10th-largest state by population, the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 11th-largest by area, and the largest by total area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. The state capital is Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, while its most populous city is Detroit. The Metro Detroit r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public Primary school, primary or Secondary school, secondary schools or both in various countries. It is not to be confused with an attendance zone, which is within a school district and is used to assign students to schools in a district and not to determine government authority. North America United States In the U.S., most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts. A school district usually operates several Elementary schools in the United States, elementary, Middle school#United States, middle, and Secondary school, high schools. The largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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DeWitt Township, Michigan
DeWitt Charter Township is a charter township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,073 at the 2020 census, which was an increase from 14,321 at the 2010 census. The original survey township now includes portions of the cities of DeWitt, East Lansing, and Lansing, but all are administered autonomously or through 425 Agreements. Communities * The cities of Lansing and East Lansing are adjacent to the south, and considerable development extends into the township as a result of the proximity to both cities. * East Lansing entered into 425 Agreements with the township for approximately of the township that were consolidated into a single agreement in 2001. Under the agreement, East Lansing is required to provide services to the land in exchange for 32 percent of the area's property taxes. At the end of the 33-year agreement, the land will be turned over to the city * The township also entered a 425 Agreement with Bath Township in 2002 for a smal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Watertown Charter Township, Michigan
Watertown Charter Township is a charter township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,563 in the 2020 census, which was a big increase from 4,836 at the 2010 census. Communities * Wacousta is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place within the township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.59%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,162 people, 1,469 households, and 1,213 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,502 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.11% White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ..., 0.70% African American (U.S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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School Districts In Michigan
A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools that can be built and operated by both government and private organization. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some sch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |