Quincy Community Schools

Quincy Community Schools
Address
1 Educational Parkway[1]
Quincy
, Branch County, Michigan, 49082
United States
District information
GradesKindergarten–12
SuperintendentJohn Denney[2]
Schools3[3]
Budget$14,226,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3]
NCES District ID2629250[3]
Students and staff
Students1,099 (2024-2025)[3]
Teachers61.43 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[3]
Staff107.01 FTE (2024-2025)[3]
Student–teacher ratio17.89 (2024-2025)[3]
Other information
Websitewww.quincyschools.org

Quincy Community Schools is a public school district in Southern Michigan. In Branch County, it serves Quincy and parts of the townships of Algansee, Butler, California, Coldwater, Ovid, and Quincy. In Hillsdale County, it serves parts of Allen Township and Litchfield Township.[4]

History

According to a district history published in a Quincy High School yearbook, Quincy's first school was held in a log structure in 1836. In 1842, the first frame school was built, and it was moved to another site in 1850. A church acquired the land on which the school stood, requiring the building to be relocated once again. A dispute then arose between residents on the east and west sides of Main Street, each of whom wanted the school on their side of the street. The matter was settled by a contest in which teams of oxen from each side attempted to pull the school toward their respective sides. The east side prevailed.[5]

1858 saw the first brick school built in Quincy, and an addition was built in 1904. The first high school class graduated in 1874, but graduations were sporadic for the next several years.[5]

On the southeast corner of Fulton and East Jefferson Streets, Quincy High School (now Quincy Middle School) opened in January 1932. Harold Davenport of the prolific school architecture firm Lane, Davenport and Peterson[6] presented the school to the school board during its dedication on January 8, 1932.[7] The old school was then torn down.[5]

Fifteen outlying school districts merged with Quincy's school district in 1946.[8] In 1955, the district continued to operate seven rural schoolhouses.[9] A vocational wing was built at the high school in 1955.[5]

Jennings Elementary, named after district superintendent E.J. Jennings,[10] was also built in 1955.[5] It received additions in 1962[11] and 1969.[12]

As of 1956, the district had steady enrollment of 1,144 students, including in three outlying rural elementary schools: Mudge, Allen, and Shooks Prairie. The district had 78 teachers and 17 buses.[13] Seven more small school districts had consolidated with Quincy by then,[5] and several of the district's rural schoolhouses closed that year.[13]

On February 3, 1962, the current Quincy High School (an addition to the 1932 building) was dedicated. The architect was Louis C. Kingscott and Associates.[11][14] The new school's common room, used as a study hall, featured a television set built into a wall that was "equipped to receive educational UHF stations as well as regular broadcasts," noted a description of the school in the 1962 yearbook.[15]

$8.52 million in bond issues were passed in 2014 to fund a new auxiliary gym, locker rooms, and a fitness center at the high school, and other renovations at schools in the district.[16]

High school gymnasium

In 2015, Quincy High School's gym was voted the "coolest" in Michigan by readers of the online newspaper MLive. The gym was noted for its arched natural wood beams and tall windows, but especially for the atmosphere created by cheering students during games. Quincy beat Charlotte High School in the poll, which came in at second place, and was designed by the same architect several years later. Charlotte and Quincy High Schools together earned about twelve times the votes of the next eight schools combined.[17][18][19]

Schools

Schools in Quincy Community Schools district[1][3]
School Address Notes
Quincy High School 18 Colfax Street, Quincy Grades 9–12. Built 1962.[11]
Quincy Middle School 32 Fulton Street, Quincy Grades 5–8. Shares a building with Quincy High School. Built 1932.[7]
Jennings Elementary 44 East Liberty Street, Quincy Grades K–4. Built 1955.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Quincy Community Schools. "Quincy Community Schools". Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  2. ^ Quincy Community Schools. "Staff". Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Quincy Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Branch County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Editorial staff of Quincy High School yearbook. 1980 Oriole (Quincy High School 1980 yearbook). p. 17.
  6. ^ "Harold D. Davenport obituary" (PDF). Michigan Society of Architects Weekly Bulletin. October 1, 1946. p. 5.
  7. ^ a b "Will dedicate Quincy school". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). January 8, 1932. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Quincy school merger carries". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 15, 1946. p. 12.
  9. ^ Editorial staff of Quincy High School yearbook. Oriole '55 (Quincy High School 1955 yearbook). p. 5.
  10. ^ Editorial staff of Quincy High School yearbook. The Oriole Album of 1951 (Quincy High School 1951 yearbook). p. 6.
  11. ^ a b c "Dedication set for Quincy's million-dollar high school". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). February 1, 1962. p. 20.
  12. ^ Editorial staff of Quincy High School yearbook. Oriole 1969 (Quincy High School 1969 yearbook). p. 5.
  13. ^ a b "Record 1,112 students sign up at Napoleon". Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Mich.). September 14, 1956. p. 17.
  14. ^ "Addition to the Edward J. Jennings Elementary School". Battle Creek Enquirer. May 28, 1960. p. 11.
  15. ^ Editorial staff of Quincy High School yearbook. "1962 Oriole Annual (Quincy High School 1962 yearbook)". p. 7.
  16. ^ Michigan Department of Treasury. "STATE QUALIFIED SCHOOL BOND ELECTION RESULTS BRANCH COUNTY Quincy Community School District". Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  17. ^ "Invitation for bids". Lansing State Journal. April 25, 1969. p. D5.
  18. ^ Wenzel, Matt (March 5, 2015). "Quincy voted as coolest high school gymnasium in Michigan".
  19. ^ Tennyson, Troy (March 7, 2015). "QHS gymnasium earns recognition". Coldwater Daily Reporter (Coldwater, Mich.).
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