Taylor School District

For the former school district in Arkansas, see Taylor School District (Arkansas).

Taylor School District
Address
13500 Pine Street[1]
Taylor
, Wayne, Michigan, 48180
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[2]
SuperintendentMichael Wegher[3]
Budget$91,905,000 2021-2022 expenditures[2]
NCES District ID2633540[2]
Students and staff
Students5,614 (2023-2024)[2]
Teachers338.67 FTE (2023=2024)[2]
Staff851.5 FTE (2023-2024)[2]
Student–teacher ratio16.58[2]
Other information
Websitewww.taylorschools.net
Taylor Board of Education Building

The Taylor School District is a public school district in the city of Taylor in Metro Detroit, Michigan. The district serves Taylor and portions of Brownstown, Dearborn Heights, Inkster, and Westland.[4]

History

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Taylor Center High School opened in fall 1953, closed in 1997 and was demolished in 2011.[5]

John F. Kennedy High School opened in February 1965.[6]

In 1974, Truman High School (site of the current Taylor High School) was built as a junior/senior high school using an open classroom concept.[7]

As of Summer 2013, the Inkster Public Schools District was entirely dissolved.[8] The Taylor school district absorbed some of the Inkster boundary.[9] Students south of Michigan and east of Middlebelt were rezoned to Taylor.[10]

Truman High School and Kennedy High School merged in 2018, forming Taylor High School within the Truman building.[11]

In 2021, a $130 million bond issue passed to improve school facilities and replace the high school.[12] In November 2023, Kennedy High School was torn down to accommodate the new high school.[13] In September 2024, the district announced that it would not be proceeding with building the new high school due to increasing construction costs.[14]

A cost-reduction plan was announced in 2024. As part of the plan, Eureka Heights Elementary closed in 2025, and in 2026, Clarence Randall and Taylor Parks Elementaries will be demolished. Clarence Randall Elementary will move to the Hoover Middle School building, while Hoover Middle School will move in with West Middle School.[15]

Schools

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Taylor High School
John F. Kennedy High School
Schools in Taylor School District[2][16]
School Address Notes
Johnson Early Childhood Center 20701 Wohlfeil, Taylor Preschool. Formerly Johnson Early Elementary[citation needed]
Holland Elementary 10201 Holland Road, Trenton Grades K-5
Kinyon Elementary School 10455 Monroe, Taylor Grades K-5
Berniece McDowell Elementary School 22929 Brest, Taylor Grades K-5
Blair Moody Elementary 8280 Hipp, Taylor Grades K-5
Myers Elementary School 16201 Lauren Drive, Taylor Grades K-5
Clarence Randall Elementary 8699 Robert, Taylor Grades K-5
Taylor Parks Elementary School 20614 Pinecrest, Taylor Grades K-5
Hoover Middle School 27101 Beverly Street, Taylor Grades 6-8
Robert J. West Middle School 10575 Williams, Taylor Grades 6-8
Taylor High School 11211 Beech Daly, Taylor Grades 9-12. Built 1974.[17]
Taylor Career Center 9601 Westlake Rd, Taylor


Former

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  • Bartlett Elementary School (Taylor, formerly Racho #2) closed June 2007. Now Green space.
  • Edgewood Elementary School (Taylor) - This school was razed & replaced by housing development.
  • Edison Elementary School (Taylor) - This school was razed & replaced by a condominium complex, which has been torn down.
  • Eurekadale Elementary School - The Taylor Head Start Program currently occupies the building.
  • Eureka Heights Elementary - closed spring 2024.[18]
  • Federal Elementary School (Dearborn Heights) - Now the Faith Covenant Church International.
  • Fred C. Fischer Elementary School (Taylor) - Closed June 2011— currently used by the Taylor Schools Utility Dept. and for storage.
  • Fletcher Elementary School
  • Johnson Elementary School (Taylor) - Renamed Johnson Preschool Center Closed 2009, then preschool was temporarily relocated back to Johnson after a fire in the preschool wing of Clarence Randall. Building was again closed in 2010. Reopened in 2015 as Johnson Early Childhood Center.
  • Monroe Elementary School (Taylor) - Building was razed. Used as green space.
  • Pine Elementary School (Taylor) - Now the Taylor School District Utility/Maintenance Department.
  • Racho Elementary School #1 (Taylor) - This building has been razed.
  • Sand Hill Elementary School
  • The Sixth Grade Academy - Closed June 2016 - Sixth graders merged into the middle schools
  • Taylor Center Elementary School - This building has been razed.
  • Treadwell Elementary School (Taylor) - Closed June 2006—now the King of Kings Christian Center.
  • Wareing Elementary School (Taylor, formerly Fairlane Elementary School) - currently used as a police K9 dog training facility.
  • Williams Elementary School - Now the William D. Ford Senior Citizens Activity Center.
  • Brake Junior High School - The Sixth Grade Academy later occupied the building.
  • Taylor Junior High School (Taylor) - Some district services and Career Center now use the building.
  • Truman Junior High School - Converted to Truman High School.
  • Taylor Center High School (Taylor) - Closed in 1997—roughly half of the school was razed some time later, with the remaining portions seeing unknown use until being fully razed in 2011. The property is now used for greenspace.
  • John F. Kennedy High School - Closed in 2018
  • Harry S Truman High School - Consolidated with Kennedy High School to become Taylor High School in 2018.[19]
  • TITAN Academy Alternative Education - moved to Truman High School for 1 year. Last year in Truman High School 2016.

References

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  1. ^ Taylor School District. "Taylor School District". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Taylor School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. ^ Taylor School District. "Office of the Superintendent". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  4. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Wayne County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  5. ^ Taylor Alumni Association. "Taylor Center High School". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  6. ^ Taylor Alumni Association. "John F. Kennedy High School". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  7. ^ Taylor High School. "About Our School". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  8. ^ "Dissolution of Inkster Public Schools." (Archive) Wayne County RESA Board of Education. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
  9. ^ "Home (Archive) Inkster Public Schools. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
  10. ^ Smith, Brian. "Inkster schools first to be dissolved; students split across 4 districts." Mlive. July 26, 2013. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
  11. ^ Taylor High School. "About Our School". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  12. ^ Kasuba, Jim (November 4, 2021). "$130M school bond approval in Taylor, write-in candidate win in Gibraltar among Downriver election highlights". News-Herald.
  13. ^ Taylor School District. "TAYLOR KENNEDY DEMOLITION BEGINS - BOND PROGRESS MOVING FORWARD". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  14. ^ Taylor School District. "High School Construction Update". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  15. ^ Francis, Jacqueline (January 10, 2024). "Taylor school board's money-saving plans include demolition, eliminating jobs".
  16. ^ Taylor School District. "Schools menu". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  17. ^ Taylor High School. "About Our School". Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  18. ^ Francis, Jacqueline (January 10, 2024). "Taylor school board's money-saving plans include demolition, eliminating jobs".
  19. ^ "Taylor school board votes to close Kennedy High School". wxyz.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
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