Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Address
850 Ladd Rd Building D
Walled Lake
, Oakland, Michigan, 48390
Coordinates 42°32′06.4″N83°29′24.1″W / 42.535111°N 83.490028°W / 42.535111; -83.490028
District information
TypePublic
MottoEvery Child, Every Day
GradesPK–12 [1]
Established1922 [2]
SuperintendentDr. Michael Lonze
NCES District ID 2635160 [1]
Students and staff
Students11,957 (2023-2024) [1]
Faculty690.29 FTE [1]
Staff1,150.96 FTE [1]
Athletic conferenceLakes Valley Conference
ColorsBlue & White
Other information
Number of Schools20 [1]
Website www.wlcsd.org

The Walled Lake Consolidated School District is a public school district in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving Walled Lake, Wixom, Wolverine Lake, and portions of Commerce Township, Novi, Farmington Hills, Orchard Lake Village, West Bloomfield, and White Lake Township. [3]

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History

Walled Lake Consolidated School was built in 1922 at 615 North Pontiac Trail, and included all grades and a high school. The school housed about 200 students from the 52 square mile district. In the late 1940s, enough elementary schools had been built in the district to allow the Consolidated School to become a junior/senior high school. A new senior high school was built in 1954 and the original building became a junior high. The Dublin School District was annexed by the district in 1967, leading to the construction of Walled Lake Western High School in 1969. [4] Walled Lake Northern High School was dedicated in 2003. [5]

In 2010 the district reported having a potential deficit of $22.7 million for the 2010–2011 school year. The district proposed a deficit reduction plan which proposed privatizing transportation and custodial services and laying off 300 district employees, including teachers. [6]

The original Consolidated School had become the Community Education Center in 1992. [7] In 2017, the school board voted to close the Community Education Center due to increased costs and decreased funding from the state. The district at the time was also completing the Safety, Security and Technology Bond, that was approved by voters in 2014. When it became time to renovate the Community Education Center, it was determined that due to the age and functions of the building, it would not be fiscally-responsible to complete the projects for that building. The City of Walled Lake filed a lawsuit against the school district to prevent it from being demolished, which the district had gone out to bid for. City officials cited that the building is a historic landmark in the city. [8] In spite of this, demolition of the Community Education Center was completed in late 2018. [9]

Schools

The district has 12 elementary schools, four middle schools, and three high schools which serve nearly 12,000 children.

Preschools

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Other facilities

Defunct schools

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References

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  2. ↑ Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. "District History" . Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Maps: School Districts: Walled Lake Consolidated School District" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget . Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. "District History" . Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Performances, auction mark school dedication". Detroit Free Press. April 10, 2003. p. Oakland section 2B.
  6. ↑ Tippen, Molly. "Facing $22 million deficit, Walled Lake district eyes cuts." The Oakland Press . Sunday March 14, 2010. Retrieved on June 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. "District History" . Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ Slagter, Lauren (August 28, 2017). "Demolition of 95-year-old school has Walled Lake district fighting city". MLive.
  9. ↑ "Google Street View:640 N Pontiac Trail, Walled Lake, MI" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  10. ↑ Higgins, Lori (February 25, 2000). "Embracing Japanese". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. p. 1B. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
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