Paw Paw High School | |
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Location | |
, 49079 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°13′16″N 85°51′00″W / 42.221°N 85.85°W |
Information | |
School district | Paw Paw Public Schools |
Superintendent | Rick Reo[1] |
Principal | Tammy Southworth[1] |
Teaching staff | 32.89 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | 9-12[2] |
Enrollment | 674 (2018-19)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.49[2] |
Color(s) | Red and white[1] |
Athletics conference | Wolverine Conference[1] |
Nickname | Red Wolves |
Website | www |
Paw Paw High School is a public secondary school in Antwerp Township, Michigan, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for Paw Paw Public Schools.
Paw Paw ranked 133rd in Michigan and 3,781st nationally in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report annual survey of public high schools.[3] Vocational education classes are available through the Van Buren Technology Center. Students can pursue dual enrollment at either Western Michigan University or Kalamazoo Valley Community College.[4]
The demographic breakdown of the 860 students enrolled for the 2022-23 school year was:
31.0% of the students were eligible for free and 3.0% were eligible reduced-cost lunch.[2]
Main articles: Native American mascot controversy and Sports teams named Redskins |
The mascot used to be the Redskins. The mascot brought much controversy and was heavily criticized by many outside the community.[5] Having voted to retain the mascot in 2017,[6] the school board decided to end the continuing controversy in March 2020 and retire the name at the end of the school year.[7] On July 13, 2020, the school changed its mascot to the "Red Wolves".[8]
The Paw Paw Red Wolves compete in the Wolverine Conference. School colors are red and white. The following Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered:[1]