South Lake Schools

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South Lake Schools
Address
23101 Stadium Boulevard [1]
St. Clair Shores
, Macomb County , Michigan , 48080
United States
District information
MottoLearn today, lead tomorrow. [1]
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentTheodore VonHiltmayer [2]
Schools4 [1]
Budget$27,608,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2632220 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,426 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers95.72 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff239.67 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio14.9 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.solake.org

South Lake Schools is a public school district in Metro Detroit. It serves the southern part of St. Clair Shores, the eastern part of Eastpointe, and the section of Grosse Pointe Shores within Macomb County. [4]

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History

The first South Lake school opened in 1898. At the time, it was within the former Lake Township. [5]

The district faced a crisis in 1944 when the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House estate, a major source of tax revenue for the district, was subdivided after the death of Edsel Ford. [6]

On the night of December 28, 1953, three boys discovered a fire in the high school and put it out themselves, saving the building. They had come to the school to play in the gym, but the building was closed. They saw smoke coming from the building, broke in, and extinguished the flames in a custodial closet with an indoor fire hose. They were lauded by the fire fighters when they arrived. [7]

South Lake High School was built in 1927 and designed by George Haas. The current high school, designed by Wakely Kushner Associates, was built around 1960, [8] and the 1927 section was ultimately torn down. [9]

Schools

Schools in South Lake Schools district [1] [3]
SchoolAddressNotes
South Lake High School 21900 East Nine Mile Road, St. Clair ShoresGrades 9-12
South Lake Middle School21621 California, St. Clair ShoresGrades 6-8
Avalon Elementary School20000 Avalon, St. Clair ShoresGrades K-2
Elmwood Elementary School22700 California, St. Clair ShoresGrades 3-5
Koepsell Early Childhood CenterEastpointePreschool

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 South Lake Schools. "South Lake Schools" . Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ South Lake Schools. "Superintendent's Message" . Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for South Lake Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Macomb County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ South Lake Schools. "About Us" . Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Shores school districts vote on higher tax rates". The Daily Monitor Leader (Mt. Clemens, Mich.). June 1, 1944. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Three boys put out fire, save school". Detroit Free Press. December 29, 1953. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "Recent work of Wakely Kushner" (PDF). Monthly Bulletin, Michigan Society of Architects. February 1960.
  9. ↑ Hernandez-Hutchison, Ramona. "Side view of old South Lake High School..." Facebook. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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