Van Dyke Public Schools

Van Dyke Public Schools
Address
23500 Mac Arthur Blvd.[1]
Warren
, Macomb, Michigan, 48089
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentPiper Bognar[2]
Schools6[3]
Budget$47,864,000 2022-2023 expenditures[3]
NCES District ID2634680[3]
Students and staff
Students2,085 (2024-2025)[3]
Teachers150.05 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[3]
Staff351.85 FTE (2024-2025)[3]
Student–teacher ratio13.9 (2024-2025)[3]
Other information
Websitewww.vdps.net

Van Dyke Public Schools is a public school district in Metro Detroit. It is one of the six school districts in Warren, serving the southeast part of the city. It also serves part of Center Line.[4]

History

The first school in Warren Township District No. 5 (which would become Van Dyke Public Schools) was built in 1879.[5] In 1921, a school was built at the corner of Washington and Federal Streets that would become the first high school in the district.[6] In 1927, the first high school class graduated.[5]

Lincoln Junior High was located between the former high school (what would become Lincoln Elementary) and the present high school. It was torn down during the 1972-1973 school year and a new middle school constructed it its place.[6]

Earl G. Meyer was the architect hired by the district to design its schools in the 1950s, such as Lincoln High School, McKinley Elementary, and Wolcott Junior High School.[7] Wolcott Junior High built was in 1955[5] but was put up for sale in 1978.[8]

The current Lincoln High School was completed in 1953. Additions to the high school include a pool in 1958, a library in 1964, auditorium and a fine arts wing in 1972. Several improvements, designed by architecture firm Partners in Architecture,[9][10] were also made to district facilities as a result of the 2008 bond issue.[5]

In 1954, the district established South Macomb Community College and operated it at Lincoln High School.[5] In 1963, operation of the college became independent of the school district.[11]

Schools

Schools in Van Dyke Public Schools district[12][3]
SchoolAddressNotes
Lincoln High School22900 Federal, WarrenGrades 9-12
Lincoln Middle School22500 Federal, WarrenGrades 6-8
Lincoln Elementary22100 Federal, WarrenGrades K-5
Carlson Elementary12355 Mruk Avenue, WarrenGrades K-5. Opened 1961.[5]
McKinley Elementary13173 Toepfer Rd., WarrenGrades K-5
Kennedy Early Childhood Center11333 Kaltz Ave, WarrenPreschool. Built 1964.[5]
Success Academy23500 Mac Arthur, WarrenAlternative school

Former schools

Source:[6]

  • Washington Elementary School
  • John F. Kennedy Elementary School, built 1964, now Early Childhood Center
  • Harding Elementary School, built 1925
  • Elizabeth Little Elementary School, built 1953
  • Wolcott Junior High School, built 1955
  • Thompson Elementary School, built 1965
  • Kramer Elementary School, built 1940, reconstructed 1970
  • Macomb Park Elementary

References

  1. ↑ Van Dyke Public Schools. "Van Dyke Public Schools". Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ Van Dyke Public Schools. "Superintendent's Office". Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Van Dyke Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Macomb County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Van Dyke Public Schools. "School History". Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Editorial staff of Lincoln High School yearbook. Commander 76 (Lincoln High School 1976 yearbook). pp. 4–15.
  7. ↑ "Work from the office of Earl G. Meyer, architect, Detroit, Michigan" (PDF). Michigan Society of Architects Monthly Bulletin. September 1957. pp. 22–24.
  8. ↑ Ross, Nancy (March 17, 1983). "Fewer kids = school closings". Detroit Free Press. p. Macomb section 1A.
  9. ↑ Partners in Architecture. "Lincoln High School". Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ Partners in Architecture. "Lincoln Elementary School". Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Macomb College has built-in 'spirit'". Detroit Free Press. August 23, 1963. p. 8D.
  12. ↑ Van Dyke Public Schools. "Schools menu". Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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