The Willow Run Community Schools (WRCS) was a school district in
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Washtenaw County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the population was 372,258. The county seat is Ann Arbor. The county was authorized by legislation in 1822 and organized as a county in 1826.
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, serving portions of
Superior Township and
Ypsilanti Township. It was the sole political entity entirely of the "Willow Run" community. The district headquarters was in Ypsilanti Township.
The full official name was School District Number 1, Fractional, Ypsilanti Township, Willow Run, Michigan. The "fractional" referred to the district having territory in portions of two townships.
History
The district was originally known as the Spencer School District. In the 1940s the district had one school; at that time officials from the
federal government of the United States
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asked the
Ypsilanti City School District to annex the Willow Run area, which included the Spencer district. A referendum was held for voters in the Spencer School District, and Spencer voters rejected the measure on a 3-1 basis despite messages of support for the merger from the Spencer school district
parent teacher organization
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(PTA) and other area leaders. The district later changed its name to Willow Run Community Schools. It also annexed the territory that included planned sites for three elementary schools to be constructed by the U.S. federal government.
It held its final classes on Friday June 7, 2013. On July 1, 2013, it merged with
Ypsilanti Public Schools
The Ypsilanti Public School District was a public school district in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, and serving Ypsilanti. Its State of Michigan School District code was 81020. It merged with Willow Run Community Schools and formed Ypsilanti Co ...
to form
Ypsilanti Community Schools
Ypsilanti Community Schools (YCS) is a K-12 school district headquartered in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan
Ypsilanti Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 53,362 at the 2010 ...
.
[Miller, Janet.]
End of an era: Willow Run School District has final day of classes
Archive
. ''The Ann Arbor News
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History
Original publication
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''. Friday June 7, 2013. Retrieved on September 1, 2015.
Demographics
* The district had 4,303 students (60% white, 36% African-American - 41.7% free and reduced lunch) in the 1991-1992 school year, making it the third largest school district in Washtenaw County.
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Schools
[
* Willow Run High School
* Edmonson Middle School
* Cheney Elementary
* Ford Elementary
* Holmes Elementary
* Kaiser Elementary
* Kettering Elementary
* Thurston Early Childhood Development Center
]
References
External links
Willow Run Community Schools
(Archive)
{{Authority control
2013 disestablishments in Michigan
Education in Washtenaw County, Michigan
Former school districts in Michigan
School districts disestablished in 2013