The Clarenceville School District is a public school district in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving portions of Farmington Hills, Livonia, and Redford.[5]
| Clarenceville School District | |
|---|---|
 Board of Education Building in Livonia | |
| Address | |
20210 Middlebelt Road[1]
, Wayne County, Michigan, 48152United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
| Established | 1837[1] |
| Superintendent | Melissa Carruth[2] |
| Schools | 4[3] |
| Budget | $27,644,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2609840[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 1,670 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Teachers | 109.66 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3] |
| Staff | 255.26 FTE (2023-2024)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.23 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
| Clarenceville High School | |
|---|---|
 Clarenceville High School | |
| Location | |
20155 Middlebelt Road , 48152 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1949[citation needed] |
School district | Clarenceville School District |
Principal | Todd Noonan and Terrence Blevins[4] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 612 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Colors | Gray and Red |
| Athletics | http://ClarencevilleAthletics.Com JV/V Football, JV/V Volleyball, V Boys Soccer, Cheer |
Athletics conference | Wayne-Oakland Conference (1951-1975) Metro-West Conference (1975-1982) and (1992-1994) |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Accreditation | North Central Association |
| Website | Clarenceville High School |
Etymology
editThe school district's name was derived from the former town of Clarenceville which took up some territory in Farmington Hills. It is believed that since the town of Clarenceville was in Oakland County, the school district is listed as being in that county despite having its schools in Wayne County.
Clarenceville's history starts with the Botsford inn a historic home built in 1836 and in the 1850s was owned by one man named Thomas claucherty whose last name was so weird that's on everything he was referenced on his last name was always spelt wrong and overtime claucherty became Clarency and by the time he was already known by that last name and when it came time to honor him. They decided to change the city name from plank Road to Clarenceville.
The Clarenceville school district was founded on January 26th 1837, clarenceville's first school was on the east side of the present day Clarenceville Cemetery it ran for 20 years until replaced by a little red schoolhouse which was built across 8 Mile Rd. the little red schoolhouse rain for about 50 years until it was torn down and got replaced by Clarenceville Central school (which is still standing to this day 28830 8 mile rd) in 1924 Edgewood elementary school was built, and ran until 1981 when it was later bought by Corewell Health, Farmington Hills The middle school's first portion was built in 1937 and originally started out as Clarenceville's high school I had three more additions in 1944, 1949 and 1952 it's last edition was a 1963 which costed $1.2 million in 1957 The present day high school was built I had more additions in the 60s as well as the auditorium in 1968 in 1952 Botsford elementary was built in the 1953. Westbrook was built of course both having additions in the 60s in 1959 Grandview elementary was built [6]
In 1955, the high school student council took up the issue of certain styles of dancing that some students were concerned was "in bad taste and made all of them look 'cheap' to outsiders," according to a student quote in the Detroit Free Press. The council banned bebop and Jitterbug dancing but allowed "the bunny hug, lindy hop, Big Apple, and the Lambeth Walk, etc.—but there will have to be a drastic reduction of 'jumping and grimacing.'"[7] The student council's decision did not satisfy district leadership, as they banned more dancing styles later that month. The school gained a reputation as "for squares" and parents demanded that the school board reconsider, which they did during a three-hour discussion at a meeting in April 1956. Styles of "fast dancing" such as the Chicken were allowed once again.[8]
A pedestrian bridge was built in 1968 to connect the high school site and middle school site.[9] The high school was also expanded in 1967-1968 with a new auditorium, classrooms, and a 100-seat audio-visual room for showing movies.[10]
Clarenceville High School shares a Michigan historical marker with its adjoined 919-person auditorium, named for a longtime school superintendent and Michigan House Representative.[11]
The auditorium's history as a major music venue began with the Clarenceville Jazz Series, run by Detroit jazz maven Midge Ellis from 1969 to 1982. During that time, such acts as Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Harry James, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, and Maynard Ferguson performed and conducted workshops for students at the high school. The Clarenceville Jazz Band program continued until just a few years before Ellis' death at the age of 91, in 2015.[12]
Athletics
editThe nickname of Clarenceville Middle and High School's sports teams are the Trojans.
Students of the Clarenceville School District are considered Livonia residents for the purposes of the Livonia Hockey Association whether or not they and their families live within the city limits of Livonia, MI.[citation needed]
Schools
edit| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Clarenceville High School | 20155 Middlebelt Road, Livonia | Grades 9–12 |
| Clarenceville Middle School | 20210 Middlebelt Road, Livonia | Grades 6–8 |
| Botsford Elementary | 19515 Lathers, Livonia | Grades PreK–5 |
| Grandview Elementary | 19814 Louise Street, Livonia | Grades PreK–5 |
Notable alumni
edit- Timothy Shaw, former NFL linebacker for four teams
- Serena Shim, journalism and war correspondent for Press TV
References
edit- 1 2 3 Clarenceville School District. "Clarenceville School District". Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ↑ Clarenceville School District. "Administration Directory". Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Clarenceville School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ↑ Clarenceville School District. "Clarenceville High School". Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Maps: School Districts: West Bloomfield School District" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ↑ Beerbohm, Cynthia (April 24, 1958). "Clarenceville girl describes schools' facilities, activities". Northwest Oakland County Herald Advertiser. p. 8.
- ↑ Shurtleff, Ted (March 6, 1955). "Step in right way; kids ban wild dances". Detroit Free Press. p. 4A.
- ↑ Manos, Charles (April 27, 1956). "Clarenceville pupils win Chicken fight". Detroit Free Press. p. 16.
- ↑ Editorial staff of Clarenceville High School yearbook. 68 Trojan (1968 Clarenceville High School yearbook). p. 11.
- ↑ Editorial staff of Clarenceville High School yearbook. 67 Trojan (1967 Clarenceville High School yearbook). p. 3.
- ↑ "Michigan History Center Historical Marker S672" (PDF). Michigan DNR. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ↑ Stryker, Mark (January 16, 2015). "Midge Ellis, a champion of jazz in Detroit, dies at 91". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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