Morley Stanwood Community Schools is a public school district in West Michigan. In Mecosta County, it serves Morley, Stanwood, the townships of Aetna, Deerfield, and Mecosta, and parts of the townships of Austin, Big Rapids, Colfax, and Hinton. In Montcalm County, it serves part of Winfield Township. In Newaygo County, it serves parts of Big Prairie Township and Goodwell Township.
Prior to 1958, Morley and Stanwood had independent school districts. Stanwood's school was built in 1927 and Morley's school was built in 1922, when the new building was made necessary by the consolidation of rural schools in the area.
In April 1958, the Morley and Stanwood districts merged to pool tax revenue for the construction of a modern high school. Two months later, voters approved a bond issue to construct the high school. Designed by architectural firm J. and G. Daverman Associates of Grand Rapids, the building was completed in summer 1960.
The current Morley Stanwood Middle/High School was built around 1997. The architect was BETA Design Group of Grand Rapids. The former high school became Morley Stanwood Elementary.
Morley School, by then an elementary school, closed in 2012. Currently it is the Morley Community Center. Stanwood School is being used as the Stanwood Learning Center, a daycare/preschool.