Although a traditional public
school district, Mattawan does not use the word "district" in its name. The practice of using the singular "school" in its official name began with the district's founding in 1910. It was unusual at the time for an agricultural village to consolidate the rural schoolhouses in the surrounding townships into a single district. It is considered the state's oldest consolidated school district. The first brick school facility was built in 1890, and it burned down and was rebuilt in 1905. A junior high was built in 1936, and an elementary school was built in 1953. The former high school became the Later Elementary, then the Early Childhood Center after a renovation. A bond issue passed in 2014 funded the construction of a new Early Elementary and a Later Elementary. The 1936 building, used for administration, and the 1953 elementary school were demolished as part of the 2018 bond issue. ==Schools==