Flat Rock Community Schools

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Flat Rock Community Schools
Address
28639 Division Street [1]
Flat Rock
, Wayne County , Michigan , 48134
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentAndrew Brodie [2]
Schools5 [3]
Budget$24,284,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2607080 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,782 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers97.6 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff208.62 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio18.26 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.flatrockschools.org

Flat Rock Community Schools is a public school district in Metro Detroit. In Wayne County, Michigan, it serves Flat Rock and part of Huron Township. It also serves parts of Ash Township and Berlin Township in Monroe County. [4] Flat Rock Community Schools mascot is a ram, and their school colors are green and gold. [5]

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History

The school building later known as the Reading Building was constructed in 1911 at the intersection of Garden Boulevard and Gibraltar Street. In 2022, it became the subject of a preservation effort but was ultimately demolished in 2023. Nearby, Flat Rock High School was constructed at a later date. The Reading Building served as district administration offices until 1999, when they were moved to the former high school. [6] [7]

Three junior high students were killed by lightning on May 29, 1941, after the tree they were sheltering under was struck. At the time, the school had an open-campus policy during the noon recess. The boys had been returning from lunch when they took shelter under the tree, about half a block from the school, during a sudden thunderstorm. [8] [9]

Buildings

Schools in Flat Rock Community Schools district [10] [3]
SchoolAddressGradesNotes[ citation needed ]
Flat Rock Community High School25600 Seneca St.Grades 9-12Built 2000
Thomas Simpson Middle School4900 Meadows Ave.Grades 6-8Built 1965 [11]
John M. Barnes Elementary School24925 Meadows Ave.Grades 3-5Built around 1955
Ethel C. Bobcean Elementary School28300 Evergreen St.Grades PreK-2Built 1957
FRCS Early Childhood Center30100 Olmstead RoadPreschool
Flat Rock Community Schools Administration28639 Division St.Built around 1950

Revenue and spending

Flat Rock Community School District averages $15,017 in revenue, which is based on student population, and has gone up 11% over the last 4 years. The district averages $12,564 in spending, which has increased 13% over the last 4 years. [12]

Safety and security

The school district provides resources for safety and security on their website, in which they note that all buildings are equipped with intercoms at the main entry doors and ALICE training for all staff, among other things. [13] Flat Rock Community Schools have not faced any serious acts of violence. The middle and high school have been victims of very few threats, all of which were reported and resulted in no harm to the students or staff. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Vision and mission statements

Vision Statement:

Flat Rock Community Schools will provide the programs necessary to develop the appropriate degree of academic proficiency, emotional development, social awareness and character for all students to become innovators and leaders in a competitive global society. [5]

Mission Statement:

The Mission of the Flat Rock Community Schools is to provide quality educational programs, resources and the collaboration of support services for all community members, enabling them to be competent, informed and involved citizens in an ever-changing society. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Flat Rock Community Schools. "Flat Rock Community Schools" . Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ Flat Rock Community Schools. "Office of the Superintendent" . Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Flat Rock Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Wayne County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Flat Rock Community Schools". www.flatrockschools.org. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ Kasuba, Jim (June 26, 2023). "Historic school building in Flat Rock demolished after effort to save it fails". News Herald (Sterling Heights, Mich.).
  7. ↑ Kasuba, Jim (November 22, 2022). "Flat Rock schools make 'difficult decision' to tear down historic building". News Herald (Sterling Heights, Mich.).
  8. ↑ United Press (May 30, 1941). "Lightning kills 3 Boy Scouts at Flat Rock". Detroit Free Press. p. 1.
  9. ↑ Associated Press (May 30, 1941). "3 boys killed by lightning at Flat Rock". Grand Haven Tribune (Grand Haven, Mich.). p. 1.
  10. ↑ Flat Rock Community Schools. "Schools menu" . Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  11. ↑ City of Flat Rock. "Schools" . Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Flat Rock Community Schools School District (2024-25) - Flat Rock, MI". www.publicschoolreview.com. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Safety and Security". www.flatrockschools.org. Flat Rock Community Schools. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  14. ↑ Kasuba, Jim (September 28, 2017). "Flat Rock student arrested after allegedly making threats at high school". News-Herald. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  15. ↑ News-Herald, Jim Kasuba | (October 25, 2022). "Flat Rock High School goes into lockdown after live bullet found in front of school". The News Herald. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  16. ↑ Kasuba, Jim (November 29, 2018). "Flat Rock middle school student suspended after taking out knife, making threats". News-Herald. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Flat Rock school goes into lockdown to investigate threat". The News Herald. May 30, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.


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