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Troy School District (Michigan)

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Type
  
Public school district

Grades
  
PK to 12

Number of students
  
12,051

Faculty
  
703.3 (on FTE basis)

Superintendent
  
Dr. Richard Machesky

Enrollment
  
12,051 (2005-06)

Founded
  
1950

Student to teacher ratio
  
17.1

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School board
  
Troy Board of Education

Troy School District is a school district in Troy, Michigan in Greater Detroit. It covers over half of the city, but some parts of the city are in the Avondale School District, the Warren Consolidated Schools and the Birmingham City School District among others.

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Map of Troy School District, Troy, MI, USA

Student achievement levels in the Troy School District are among the highest at state and national levels. The Troy School District has more than 12,000 students in four high schools, four middle schools, and twelve elementary schools.

History

In 2015, Troy's High Schools had 67 National Merit Semi-Finalists, offered 28 AP courses, boasted that 97% of graduates were college bound and 75% of students graduated with honors.

In 2003 the school district debuted its new website which was intended to be friendlier to users.

In March 2004 the district proposed a $119 bond that would build a new international school, provide a replacement facility for Baker Middle School, and upgrade facilities and technologies in exchange for a property tax increase by 0.99 mill for 20 years. The voting was scheduled for June 14, 2004.

Demographics

In 1999 Diana Waechter, the head of the district's bilingual student program, stated that 53 languages are spoken within the school district. The Detroit News stated that people hearing the statistic from Waechter were often shocked as they did not expect the amount of ethnic diversity in, as stated by the Detroit News, "a city known for starched business shirts and power lunches."

Elementary schools

  • Barnard Elementary
  • Bemis Elementary School
  • Costello Elementary School
  • Hamilton Elementary School
  • Hill Elementary School
  • Leonard Elementary School
  • Martell Elementary School
  • Morse Elementary School
  • Schroeder Elementary School
  • Troy Union Elementary School
  • Wass Elementary School
  • Wattles Elementary School

    • Middle schools

  • Baker Middle School
  • Boulan Park Middle School(founded in 1973)
  • Larson Middle School(founded in 1973)
  • Smith Middle School

    • High schools

  • Athens High School
  • International Academy East
  • Niles Community High School
  • Troy High School

    • Performance Highlights

  • The Troy School District has been named one of the best communities for music education in America.
  • Troy is one of four school districts in metro Detroit to receive an "A+" rating from the Detroit News, following a comprehensive analysis of school quality factors.
  • Athens High School, the International Academy East and Troy High School were named among the top five percent of all U.S. high schools by Newsweek Magazine.
  • The Troy School District has been named one of the 25 best places for new families seeking to relocate to a new home by Relocate:America.
  • All Troy District K-12 schools have earned the prestigious Blue Ribbon award from the Michigan Department of Education.
  • The district has a drop out rate of under one percent.
  • More than 97 percent of Troy School District graduates go on to higher education.
  • Recruiters have also reported that Troy School District is one of the top feeder districts to the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.
  • The district's high school students have access to 26 Advanced Placement courses for college credit, in addition to an array of fine arts courses.
  • Rebecca Johns, from Troy High School, was named Michigan Biology Teacher of the Year

    • References

    Troy School District (Michigan) Wikipedia
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