Center Line Public Schools

Center Line Public Schools
Address
26400 Arsenal[1]
Center Line
, Macomb, Michigan, 48015
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentJoseph Haynes[2]
Schools6[3]
Budget$45,744,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3]
NCES District ID2608580[3]
Students and staff
Students2,531 (2023-2024)[3]
Teachers159.85 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3]
Staff367.97 FTE (2023-2024)[3]
Student–teacher ratio15.83 (2023-2024)[3]
Other information
Websitewww.clps.org

Center Line Public Schools is a public school district in Metro Detroit. It serves most of Center Line and parts of Warren.[4]

History

The first school within the present district's boundaries was built around 1875 at the corner of Sherwood and Ten Mile Road. The district officially states that the district was founded in 1899.[5]

Busch High School was built in 1922[6] at 6761 East Ten Mile Road. It served as the district's high school prior to 1954, when the current high school was built.[7][8]

During World War II, the district’s population grew as industrial jobs supporting the war effort—including those at the Detroit Arsenal—drew new workers to the area. With a grant from the federal government, Victory Elementary was built in 1942. It was demolished in 2024 and, with the assistance of the Macomb County government and Michigan State University, the site became the Victory Garden, an agricultural teaching lab.[9]

In 1944, the district stopped providing full-day high school instruction. In 1951, Center Line superintendents Russell Isbister and Clarance Crothers advocated for a dedicated high school building and comprehensive instruction. It opened in fall of 1954.[10]

Schools

Schools in Center Line Public Schools district[11][3]
School Address Notes
Center Line High School 26300 Arsenal, Center Line Grades 9-12. Built 1954.[6]
Wolfe Middle School 8640 McKinley, Center Line Grades 6-8. Built 1961.[6]
Academy 21 Virtual School 11300 Engleman, Warren Grades 6-12. Hybrid in-person and online school. Shares a building with Early Childhood Center. Built 1963.[6]
Crothers Elementary School 27401 Campbell, Warren Grades K-5. Built 1966.[6]
Peck Elementary School 26201 Lorraine, Center Line Grades K-5. Built 2020.[6]
Roose Elementary School 4701 Marcy, Warren Grades K-5. Built 1941, renovated 2022.[6]
Early Childhood Center 11300 Engleman, Warren Preschool. Built 1963.[6]

Former Schools

  • Busch High School, built 1922[6]
  • Ellis School, built 1926[6]
  • Miller Elementary. Built 1950,[6] closed June 2010.[12] Leased to Rising Stars Academy starting in 2012.
  • Sherwood Elementary, 26091 Sherwood.[13] Built 1950,[14] closed in 1974.[13]

References

  1. ^ Center Line Public Schools. "Center Line Public Schools". Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  2. ^ Center Line Public Schools. "Office of the Superintendent". Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Center Line 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 July 27, 2025.
  5. ^ Center Line Public Schools. "CLPS is 125 years old!". Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Center Line Public Schools. "CLPS District History". Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  7. ^ Editorial staff of Busch High School yearbook. Bee Hive 1954 (1954 Busch High School yearbook. p. 1.
  8. ^ "County pupils vacation ends". The Daily Monitor Leader (Mount Clemens, Mich.). August 24, 1944. p. 3.
  9. ^ Center Line Public Schools. "Victory Garden". Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  10. ^ Courage, Ray (September 29, 1954). "New Center Line school is a dream come true". Detroit Free Press. p. 29.
  11. ^ Center Line Public Schools. "Schools menu". Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  12. ^ Franz, Norb. "Center Line elementary school to close permanently". The Macomb Daily. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. ()
  13. ^ a b Spratling, Cassandra (January 5, 1982). "Dropout schoolhouses make the grade". Detroit Free Press. p. 2B.
  14. ^ Editorial staff of Busch High School yearbook. B- Hive '51 (1951 Busch High School yearbook. p. 3.


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