Croswell-Lexington Community Schools

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Croswell-Lexington Community Schools
Address
5407 Peck Road [1]
Croswell
, Sanilac County , Michigan , 48422
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentColette Moody [2]
Schools5 [3]
Budget$26,145,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2611140 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,766 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers104.45 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff245.22 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio16.91 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.croslex.org

Croswell-Lexington Community Schools is a public school district in Sanilac County, Michigan. It serves Croswell, Lexington, part of Applegate, the townships of Worth and Lexington, and parts of the townships of Buel, Fremont, Sanilac, Speaker, and Washington. [4] It also serves parts of the townships of Burtchville, Grant, and Greenwood in St. Clair County [5]

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History

In Lexington, a high school existed as early as 1888, when it was mentioned in a local newspaper. [6] Croswell's high school graduated its first class in 1892. [7] A new Croswell High school was built around 1910. [8] The Geiger Early Childhood Center/Pioneer High School, formerly Geiger Elementary, is located on the site of the 1910 high school building. [9] [10]

The Croswell and Lexington districts merged in 1948, and the Lexington High School became a grade school and the Croswell High School became Croswell-Lexington High. [11] The district is commonly referred to as Cros-Lex, a term that first appeared in the newspaper in 1949 to refer to the merged high school. [12]

The 1950 Cros-Lex High School yearbook pictures the historic schools still in use in the district at that time: Besides Cros-Lex High, both Croswell and Lexington had brick multistory grade schools whose original sections had hip roofs crowned by central bell towers. Lexington's grade school was built in 1892. Croswell's grade school was built in 1895. [8]

The current Cros-Lex High School was built in 1963 and dedicated on December 15, 1963. The architect was Charles M. Valentine. [13] A large renovation and expansion project was completed in 2011. [14]

Lexington's 1892 school was torn down around 1965. [15] Cros-Lex Middle School was built in 1972. [16]

Milton J. Geiger Elementary School, named after a prominent veterinarian who was active in the county's 4-H club, opened in 1974. [17] It reused a section of the former high school building that was built around 1952. [18] The former high school had been used as a junior high school since 1963. [9] The demolition crew that tore down the 1908 high school building in 1973, to make room for the new elementary school section, were all Croswell High graduates. [9]

Schools

Schools in Croswell-Lexington Community Schools district [10] [3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Croswell-Lexington High School 5461 Peck Road, CroswellGrades 9–12. Built 1963. [13]
Pioneer High School15 S. Howard St., CroswellGrades 9–12. Alternative high school
Croswell-Lexington Middle School5485 E. Peck Rd., CroswellGrades 5–8. Built 1972. [16]
Frostick Elementary57 S. Howard Ave., CroswellGrades K-4
Meyer Elementary7201 Lake Street, LexingtonGrades K-4
Geiger Early Childhood Center15 S. Howard Ave., CroswellPreschool. Shares a building with Pioneer High School.

References

  1. ↑ Croswell-Lexington Community Schools. "Croswell-Lexington Community Schools" . Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ Croswell-Lexington Community Schools. "Staff" . Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Croswell-Lexington Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Sanilac County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "St. Clair County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sanilac County". The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.). July 2, 1888. p. 2.
  7. ↑ Editorial staff of Croswell High School yearbook. The Croswell 1913 (1913 Croswell High School yearbook. p. 10.
  8. 1 2 Editorial staff of Croswell-Lexington High School yearbook. Tales of the Pioneers 1950 (Croswell-Lexington High School yearbook 1950). p. 2.
  9. 1 2 3 Donahue, James (August 1, 1973). "Ex-students wreck high school". The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.). p. 5.
  10. 1 2 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools. "Schools menu" . Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Croswell-Lexington school opens Friday". The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.). September 1, 1948. p. 2.
  12. ↑ "Pair sentenced on liquor count". The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.). October 27, 1949. p. 33.
  13. 1 2 "Dedication of Cros-Lex High Sunday". The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.). December 12, 1962. p. 34.
  14. ↑ Biolchini, Amy (January 26, 2011). "Cros-Lex students get new science labs". The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.). p. 1.
  15. ↑ "Bids wanted". The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.). September 19, 1965. p. 7.
  16. 1 2 "James G. Ferguson & Son, Inc. Warehouse Steel (ad)". The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.). June 16, 1972. p. 63.
  17. ↑ Rummel, Walt (November 28, 1974). "School named after former Pigeon man". The Blade-Crescent (Sebewaing, Mich.). p. 9.
  18. ↑ Editorial staff of Croswell-Lexington High School yearbook. CL 1952 (Croswell-Lexington High School yearbook). p. 1.
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