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Main Office Phone: (517) 663-8155
Fax (517) 663-2236

William DeFrance, Superintendent

Brenda Stohr, Administrative Assistant

Welcome to Eaton Rapids Public Schools

Our school district strives to provide all children with the best education possible. Dedicated faculty and staff, a safe and friendly community, and excellent facilities makes Eaton Rapids an outstanding school district.

ERPS and its School Budget 

While we face tough budget decisions in the next couple of years, we have created some wonderful programs and partnerships which make school life better for your children:

1. Art, music, and physical education classes are offered to all elementary students. Our band program starts in fifth grade Additionally, we have classes using fine arts and computers at the high school (digital art, web page design, and photography).
2. We have child care programs in new classrooms at Greyhound Central.
3. The use of Union Street Center has given new homes to a children's theater troupe, an elementary strings program, a fashion and textiles program, a baker and the YMCA. The YMCA will offer a full range of after school classes for students and adults in the fall. Our community education and swimming pool programs are also in full swing.
4. We have introduced the Lucy Calkins writing programs and are putting in place a new mathematics curriculum (Everyday Math).
5. Our enrollment in advanced placement (AP) classes at the high school is skyrocketing as we add more classes in this area.
6. The new grade level buildings at Lockwood (K-1) and Northwestern (2-3) have helped us in delivering consistent curriculum to students.
7. We are continuing our Montessori program at Lockwood and adding a K-1 section so we will now have two classrooms.
8. Our enrollment in our alternative high school (Greyhound Central) has grown steadily due to our growing use of popular online classes.
9. LCC is coming to town in the Fall with computer, speech and college writing classes. We also continue to have use of the wonderful LCC programs for our high school students who want to start training in vocational careers.

I hope this gives you some examples of how we are exercising stewardship and developing programs that serve your children well. While all of us want to see our financial situation improve, we still will have bright days for your students during the school day. 

Read the full Budget Report

View the Systemic Change presentation