Vassar Public Schools is a public school district in Tuscola County, in The Thumb of Michigan. It serves Vassar and parts of the townships of Arbela, Denmark, Juniata, Tuscola, and Vassar.
The first school in Vassar was built in 1851. A new brick school was built in 1860, and the first class graduated from there in 1871. In 1886, the McKinley School was built, and the 1860 school continued to be used as the high school until it burned in 1917. It was quickly rebuilt, and was later known as Central Elementary.
The current Vassar Middle/High School opened in fall 1961. The current Central Elementary opened in fall 1995.
Vassar Public Schools share a campus at 220 Athletic Street in Vassar.