Dexter Community Schools

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Dexter High School
Dexter Public Schools
Address
2704 Baker Road [1]
Dexter
, Washtenaw , Michigan , 48130
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentChristopher Timmis, Ed.D [2]
Schools7 [3]
Budget$57,133,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2612030 [3]
Students and staff
Students3,366 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers238.02 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff495.22 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio14.14 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.dexterschools.org

Dexter Community Schools is a public school district in Washtenaw County. It includes all of the municipality of Dexter, as well as sections of the following townships: Dexter, Webster, Lima, Scio, Northfield, Freedom, and Lodi. [4] The district extends into Hamburg Township, Livingston County. [5]

Contents

The district's buildings are connected by sidewalks on a campus on the south side of Dexter. [1] [6]

History

The first school in Dexter was built in 1830. A union school was constructed in 1857. It was replaced in 1887. An addition to it, called the Copeland Building, was built in 1937. When the 1887 building was demolished, in 1956, the Copeland Building remained, and was used by the district until its sale in 2020. [7]

The Ann Arbor News wrote that there had been "years of effort" to create an amalgamated school district. [8] In 1949 a merger proposal for 21 school districts was formally proposed. [9] The school district Dexter Agricultural Schools was created via consolidation in 1950. [10] The eleven primary school districts that consolidated with Dexter's district were: [7]

The oldest district building still operating is Bates School, built as Dexter Elementary in 1953. [7] It houses district administration, community education and half-day preschool. [1] The district acquired its present name in 1956. [7]

A high school, now Creekside Intermediate School, opened in 1958. [7] The current high school opened in February, 2002. [11] Its architect was Kingscott Associates. [12]

A bond issue passed in 2025 will renovate Creekside Intermediate School and move grades seven and eight there. Grades five and six will be moved to Mill Creek Middle School. Additions will also be built at the high school. [13]

Schools

Schools in Dexter Community Schools district [14] [3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Dexter High School 2200 N. Parker Rd., DexterGrades 9–12. Built 2002. [7]
Dexter International Academy2704 Baker Road, DexterGrades PreK-12
Mill Creek Middle School7305 Ann Arbor Street, DexterGrades 7–8. Built 1995. [7]
Creekside Intermediate2615 Baker Rd., DexterGrades 5–6. Built 1958. [7]
Wylie Elementary3060 Kensington St., DexterGrades 3–4. Built 1964. [7]
Dexter Early Elementary Complex7480 Dan Hoey Road, DexterGrades PreK-2. Built in 1995 as Cornerstone Elementary, [7] addition built in 2019.
Jenkins Early Childhood Learning Center2801 Baker Rd., DexterPreschool. Built 1993. Includes "Baby House," built in 1925. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dexter Community Schools. "Dexter Community Schools" . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Dexter Community Schools. "Superintendent" . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dexter Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Geography Division (January 15, 2021). 2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Washtenaw County, MI (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022. - Text list
  5. ↑ Geography Division (January 15, 2021). 2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Livingston County, MI (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved May 29, 2025. - Text list
  6. ↑ "Google Maps: Dexter, MI" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Dexter Community Schools. "The Evolution of Dexter Community Schools" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Heavy Vote Seen in Dexter School Election Tomorrow: Voters To Choose Five Members of District Board". Ann Arbor News . May 10, 1950. p.  20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Dexter Area School Merger Is Proposed". Ann Arbor News . September 15, 1949. p.  Section 2, p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Home". Dexter Community Schools. Retrieved May 29, 2025. In 1950, twelve[...]
  11. ↑ Stone-Palmquist, Perri (January 17, 2002). "Dexter school move is near". Ann Arbor News. p. C2.
  12. ↑ Schooldesigns.com. "Dexter High School" . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ Smith, Jackie (May 6, 2025). "Dexter voters OK $242M bond for school facility upgrades". MLive.
  14. ↑ Dexter Community Schools. "Schools menu" . Retrieved June 10, 2025.


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