Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Address
850 Ladd Rd Building D[1]
Walled Lake
, Oakland, Michigan, 48390
Coordinates42°32′06.4″N 83°29′24.1″W / 42.535111°N 83.490028°W / 42.535111; -83.490028
District information
TypePublic
MottoEvery Child, Every Day
GradesPK–12[2]
Established1922[3]
SuperintendentDr. Michael Lonze
Budget$269,512,000 2022-2023 expenditures[2]
NCES District ID2635160 [2]
Students and staff
Students11,818 (2024-2025)[2]
Faculty695.31 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[2]
Staff1,887.62 FTE (2024-2025)[2]
Student–teacher ratio17.0 (2024-2025)[2]
Athletic conferenceLakes Valley Conference
ColorsBlue & White
Other information
Number of Schools20[2]
Websitewww.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.[4]

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.[5] Walled Lake Northern High School was dedicated in 2003.[6]

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.[7]

The original Consolidated School had become the Community Education Center in 1992.[8] 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.[9] In spite of this, demolition of the Community Education Center was completed in late 2018.[10]

Schools

Schools in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools district[1]
School Address Notes
High schools
Walled Lake Central High School 1600 Oakley Park Road, Walled Lake Built 1954.[5]
Walled Lake Northern High School 6000 Bogie Lake Road, Commerce Township Built 2003.[6]
Walled Lake Western High School 600 Beck Road, Walled Lake Built 1969.[5]
Middle schools
Clifford Smart Middle School 8500 Commerce Road, Commerce Township
Sarah Banks Middle School 1760 Charms Road, Wixom
Walnut Creek Middle School 7601 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield Township
Elementary schools
Commerce Elementary School 520 Farr Street, Commerce Township
Dublin Elementary School 425 Farnsworth Road, White Lake Township Opened fall 2022.[11]
Glengary Elementary School 3070 Woodbury Street, Walled Lake
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School 1655 Decker Road, Walled Lake
Hickory Woods Elementary School 30655 Novi Road, Novi Opened fall 1991.[12]
Keith Elementary School 2800 Keith Road, West Bloomfield Township
Loon Lake Elementary School 2151 Loon Lake Road, Wixom
Meadowbrook Elementary School 29200 Meadowbrook Road, Novi
Oakley Park Elementary School 2015 Oakley Park Road, Walled Lake
Pleasant Lake Elementary School 4900 Halsted Road, West Bloomfield Township
Wixom Elementary School 301 North Wixom Road, Wixom New building planned for fall 2027 opening.[13]
Early childhood centers
Twin Sun Early Childhood Center 850 Ladd Road Building D, Walled Lake
Dublin Early Childhood Wing 425 Farnsworth Road, White Lake Township
Walled Lake Early Childhood Center 40839 Thirteen Mile Road, Novi

Defunct schools

  • Community Education Center (Walled Lake)
  • James R. Geisler Middle School (Commerce Township)
  • Maple Elementary (West Bloomfield)
  • Twin Beach Elementary School (West Bloomfield)
  • Union Lake Elementary School (Commerce Township)

References

  1. 1 2 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. "Walled Lake Consolidated Schools". Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Walled Lake Consolidated Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. "District History". Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Maps: School Districts: Walled Lake Consolidated School District" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. "District History". Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Performances, auction mark school dedication". Detroit Free Press. April 10, 2003. p. Oakland section 2B.
  7. ↑ Tippen, Molly. "Facing $22 million deficit, Walled Lake district eyes cuts Archived January 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine." The Oakland Press. Sunday March 14, 2010. Retrieved on June 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. "District History". Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  9. ↑ Slagter, Lauren (August 28, 2017). "Demolition of 95-year-old school has Walled Lake district fighting city". MLive.
  10. ↑ "Google Street View:640 N Pontiac Trail, Walled Lake, MI" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  11. ↑ William A. Kibbe & Associates. "RENOVATIONS & NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR WALLED LAKE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS". Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Back to school/north". Detroit Free Press. July 15, 2026. p. 7B.
  13. ↑ Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. "New Wixom Elementary". Retrieved July 15, 2026.
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