River Rouge School District

River Rouge School District
River Rouge High School
1460 W. Coolidge Highway [1] River Rouge , Wayne , Michigan
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten-12
Superintendent	Dr. Derrick R. Coleman [2]
Schools	5 [3]
Budget	$36,006,000 2021-2022 expenditures [4]
NCES District ID	2629760 [3]
Students and staff
Students	3,060 (2023–2024) [3]
Teachers	120.51 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024) [3]
Staff	324.79 FTE (2023–2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio	25.39 [3]
Other information
Website	riverrougeschools.org

River Rouge School District is a public school district in the Metro Detroit area. The district serves the entire city of River Rouge just south of the city of the Detroit and also includes a very small portion of the northern city limits of Ecorse to the south. ^[5] The district operates four regular schools and one online school, its second-largest by enrollment as of the 2023-2024 school year. ^[3]

History

The River Rouge School District was mentioned in the newspaper as early as 1904. ^[6] In June of 1907, five students graduated from the high school, ^[7] a number that expanded to 37 in 1925. ^[8] A new high school, at 1411 Coolidge, ^[9] was dedicated in 1922. ^[10] A bond issue passed in 1993 to build the present high school. ^{[11] [12]}

Schools

Schools in River Rogue School District ^{[13] [3]}

School	Grades	Address
Ann Visger Preparatory Academy	PreK–5	11121 Jefferson Avenue
River Rouge STEM Academy	PreK–8	163 Burke Street
Clarence B. Sabbath Middle School	6–8	340 Frazier Street
River Rouge High School	9–12	1460 W. Coolidge Highway

Images

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  Sabbath Middle School
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  Visger Elementary School

References

1. River Rouge School District. "River Rouge School District" . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
2. River Rouge School District. "Administration" . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for River Rouge School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
4. River Rouge School District (2020). "Original Budgets: Fiscal Year 2020–2021" (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2020.
5. Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Wayne County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved June 20, 2025.
6. "Suburban siftings". Detroit Free Press. August 30, 1904. p. 10.
7. "River Rouge High School". Detroit Free Press. June 13, 1907. p. 3.
8. "37 pupils get diplomas at River Rouge High School". Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1925. p. 2.
9. Editorial staff of River Rouge High School Yearbook. 1964 Vigilant (River Rouge High School Yearbook). p. 1.
10. "Education is life says W.N. Ferris". Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan). December 20, 1922. p. 3.
11. Thurtell, Joel (April 5, 1993). "Fewer districts open up their bond sales to bidding". Detroit Free Press. p. 9.
12. "Districts set millage votes; Taylor postpones decision". Detroit Free Press. January 25, 1993. p. 9.
13. River Rouge School District. "Schools menu" . Retrieved June 20, 2025.

External links

• River Rouge School District