Crestwood School District (Michigan)

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Crestwood School District
Address
1045 N. Gulley Road
Dearborn Heights
, Michigan, 48127
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 2600016 [1]
Students and staff
Students3,925 [1]
Teachers223.22 [1]
Staff408.13 [1]
Student–teacher ratio17.58 [1]
Other information
Website www.csdmi.org

Crestwood School District is a school district in Michigan. Its headquarters are in Dearborn Heights. [2]

Contents

By 2016 the Arab American student population was increasing due to an influx of Arabs into Dearborn Heights. [3] Today in 2018 60% of the students are Arab.

History

In 2013 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that the district had discriminated against Arab Americans and other minority groups while determining which people should be added as staff members, which made it out of compliance with the Civil Rights Act. [4]

Schools

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Crestwood School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. https://www.csdmi.org/o/chs
  3. "Vote Yes: Crestwood Schools bond is a worthy investment Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine ." The Arab American News . Thursday April 21, 2016. Retrieved on April 28, 2016.
  4. Higgins, Lori (July 18, 2013). "U.S.: Crestwood Schools showed bias". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. p. 3A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.