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School districts in Van Buren County, MI
Van Buren County has 12 regular public school districts, enrolling 14,057 students in 2024–25. The largest is Mattawan Consolidated School (3,545 students, 25% of the county), followed by Paw Paw Public School District and South Haven Public Schools. All 12 offer kindergarten. Michigan's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 1.
The 12 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattawan Consolidated School 56720 MURRAY ST, MATTAWAN also serves Kalamazoo County | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 3,545 | 330 | (269) 668-3361 |
| Paw Paw Public School District 119 JOHNSON RD, PAW PAW | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,146 | 165 | (269) 415-5200 |
| South Haven Public Schools 554 GREEN ST, SOUTH HAVEN also serves Allegan County | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 1,815 | 141 | (269) 637-0521 |
| Hartford Public Schools 115 SCHOOL ST, HARTFORD | K–12 | 4 | 1,338 | 81 | (269) 621-7001 |
| Lawton Community School District 101 PRIMARY WAY, LAWTON also serves Kalamazoo County | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,027 | 88 | (269) 624-7901 |
| Bloomingdale Public School District 629 E KALAMAZOO ST, BLOOMINGDALE also serves Allegan County | K–12 | 3 | 953 | 78 | (269) 521-3900 |
| Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) 801 W ARLINGTON ST, BANGOR | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 951 | 56 | (269) 427-6800 |
| Gobles Public School District 409 N STATE ST, GOBLES also serves Allegan County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 786 | 57 | (269) 628-9390 |
| Decatur Public Schools 110 CEDAR ST, DECATUR also serves Cass County | K–12 | 2 | 755 | 62 | (269) 423-6800 |
| Lawrence Public Schools 650 W SAINT JOSEPH ST, LAWRENCE | K–12 | 2 | 393 | 28 | (269) 674-8233 |
| Covert Public Schools 35323 M 140 HWY, COVERT also serves Berrien County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 324 | 22 | (269) 764-3710 |
| Bangor Township S/D #8 29842 66TH ST, BANGOR | K–8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (269) 674-8091 |
Van Buren County at a glance
Together the 12 districts run 42 schools from offices in 11 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Bangor Township S/D #8, with 24 students; the median Van Buren County district has 951. By grade span: 7 Pre-K–12, 4 K–12 and 1 K–8.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 12 districts that report a K grade: 1,110 children. The biggest kindergarten was Mattawan Consolidated School's, with 330; Paw Paw Public School District had 165, and the smallest, Bangor Township S/D #8, had 2.
Van Buren County holds 12 of Michigan's 536 regular districts (2.2%) and 1.2% of its 1,214,168 public school students, ranking 7th of 83 counties by number of districts and 20th by enrollment. By size, 5 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 7 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 335 students.
7 districts reach past the county line: Mattawan Consolidated School (into Kalamazoo County), South Haven Public Schools (into Allegan County), Lawton Community School District (into Kalamazoo County), Bloomingdale Public School District (into Allegan County), Gobles Public School District (into Allegan County), Decatur Public Schools (into Cass County) and Covert Public Schools (into Berrien County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 7 of Van Buren County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. 1 of the 12 have no website on file with NCES; their office phone numbers are in the table. Websites for the rest:
Mattawan Consolidated School · Paw Paw Public School District · South Haven Public Schools · Hartford Public Schools · Lawton Community School District · Bloomingdale Public School District · Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) · Gobles Public School District · Decatur Public Schools · Lawrence Public Schools · Covert Public Schools
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