Trenton Public Schools (Michigan)

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Trenton Public Schools
Address
2603 Charlton Road [1]
Trenton
, Wayne , Michigan , 48183
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentDouglas Mentzer [2]
Schools4 [3]
Budget$49,373,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2633900 [3]
Students and staff
Students2,565 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers156.22 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff341.73 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio16.42 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.trentonschools.com

Trenton Public Schools is a public school district in the Downriver area of Metro Detroit. It serves most of Trenton, Michigan. [4]

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History

Prior to 1900, Trenton's school district did not include a high school. That fall, a new multi-room school opened at the intersection of 3rd Street and St. Joseph Avenue. High school students could attend the school instead of having to go to Wyandotte. [5]

Slocum-Truax High School opened in fall 1924, replacing the former high school, which became a elementary/junior high. [5] The Slocum and Truax families had donated the land for the high school. [6]

$4.5 million (about $54.4 million in 2025 dollars) in construction bonds were approved in 1954 to build and remodel facilities, including the high school. [7]

West Road Elementary, which had opened in fall 1953, was the first section of what became the present Trenton High School, [8] which replaced Slocum-Truax as the district's high school around 1958. The architect of Trenton High School was the Dearborn firm Bennett & Straight. [9] The Slocum-Truax building became a junior high [8] and closed in 1979 and was demolished in 1980. [6]

In 1970, an addition was built at Trenton High School, including a media center. [10]

Schools

Schools in Trenton Public Schools district [11] [3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Trenton High School 2601 Charlton RoadGrades 9-12.
Arthurs Middle School4000 Marian DriveGrades 6-8
Anderson Elementary2600 Harrison AvenueGrades PreK-5
Hedke Elementary3201 Marian DriveGrades PreK-5

References

  1. ↑ Trenton Public Schools. "Trenton Public Schools" . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Trenton Public Schools. "Superintendent" . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Trenton Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Wayne County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Historical Marker Database.org. "First Trenton High School" . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Stemen, Nate (September 2, 2011). "Slocum Truax Park Was More Than an Open Field". Trenton Grosse Isle Patch.
  7. ↑ Associated Press (December 15, 1954). "School board plans approved". The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.). p. 2.
  8. 1 2 Trenton, Michigan Historical Society (December 18, 2020). "Found this open house flyer..." Facebook. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ Editorial staff of Trenton High School yearbook. 1958 Monguagon (Trenton High School 1958 Yearbook). p. 102.
  10. ↑ Editorial staff of Trenton High School yearbook. 1970 Trenton High School Yearbook. p. 1-5.
  11. ↑ Trenton Public Schools. "Our Schools" . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
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