Center Line Public Schools

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

Center Line Public Schools
Address
26400 Arsenal[1] Center Line , Macomb, Michigan, 48015 United States
District information
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten-12
Superintendent	Joseph Haynes[2]
Schools	6[3]
Budget	$45,744,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3]
NCES District ID	2608580[3]
Students and staff
Students	2,531 (2023-2024)[3]
Teachers	159.85 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[3]
Staff	367.97 FTE (2023-2024)[3]
Student–teacher ratio	15.83 (2023-2024)[3]
Other information
Website	www.clps.org

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.^{[citation needed]}
• Sherwood Elementary, 26091 Sherwood.^[13] Built 1950,^[14] closed in 1974.^[13]