| 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 | |
| Students | 1,670 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Teachers | 109.66 (on anFTE basis) (2023-2024)[3] |
| Staff | 255.26 FTE (2023-2024)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.23 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
TheClarenceville School District is apublic school district inMetro Detroit in the U.S. state ofMichigan, serving portions ofFarmington Hills,Livonia, andRedford.[4]
| Clarenceville High School | |
|---|---|
 Clarenceville High School | |
| Location | |
20155 Middlebelt Road , 48152 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1949; 76 years ago (1949)[citation needed] |
| School district | Clarenceville School District |
| Principal | Todd Noonan and Terrence Blevins[5] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 612 (2023-2024)[3] |
| Colors | Gray andRed |
| 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 | CHS |
The school district's name was derived from the former town ofClarenceville which took up some territory inFarmington Hills. It is believed that since the town of Clarenceville was inOakland County, the school district is listed as being in that county despite having its schools inWayne County. Two former elementary schools, Edgewood Elementary and Westbrook Elementary, were located in Farmington Hills, Oakland County, but were closed in the 1970s. The school also owns a parking lot where it stores its buses that is in Oakland County.[citation needed]
Clarenceville Middle School began as the district's high school. A new high school was built across Middlebelt Road from the former high school around 1958.[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 andJitterbug dancing but allowed "thebunny 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 theChicken 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 asBuddy Rich,Stan Kenton,Woody Herman,Harry James,Gene Krupa,Lionel Hampton, andMaynard 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]
The 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 theLivonia Hockey Association whether or not they and their families live within the city limits ofLivonia, MI.[citation needed]
| 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 |
