Niles Community Schools is a public school district in Berrien County, Michigan. It serves Niles and parts of Niles Township, Berrien Township, and Bertrand Township. It also serves parts of Howard Township and Pokagon Township in Cass County.
History A union school opened in Niles in September, 1856. Fifty Black students attended a separate school as of 1865, but the schools were integrated by 1870. A new high school was completed in 1923.
Marking one hundred years as a school district, the completion of the present high school was celebrated in May 1956 with an open house. The Niles Daily Star newspaper described the school's 1,250-seat auditorium as "specially designed for acoustic clarity" and noted the school's "glass block walls, skylights, and a variety of walls painted in pastel shades (that) provide an unusual amount of light." The architect of the high school was Eberle M. Smith Associates.
Schools +Schools in Niles Community Schools district School Address Notes Northside Child Development Center 2020 N 5th Street, Niles Grades PreK-K Ballard Elementary 1601 Chicago Road, Niles Grades PreK-5 Howard-Ellis Elementary 2788 Mannix Street, Niles Grades K-5 Eastside Connections School 315 N 14th Street, Niles Grades K-8 Ring Lardner Middle School 801 N 17th Street, Niles Grades 6-8 Niles Cedar Lane 1 Tyler St, Niles Grades 9-12 (Alternative) Niles High School 1441 Eagle Street, Niles Grades 9-12 Southside School 1450 Silverbrook Street, Niles Special education school
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External links Niles Community Schools