Farmington Public Schools is a public school district in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving Farmington, most of Farmington Hills, and a small portion of West Bloomfield. As of the 2023–2024 school year, the district served 9,154 students.
History
Farmington Junior High School Sources:
Union School, built by Nathan Power in 1888 at 33000 Thomas Street in Farmington, was the first brick school in the area. It sat directly on the northwest corner of School Street and Thomas Street. On this site several school buildings would be built over the next 70 years.
The union school, which housed all grades, was overcrowded by 1915, and a high school was built directly west of it in 1916. On January 10, 1918, the Union School burned down. The high school was undamaged in the fire. It was replaced that year by a school on the same site. Connected by a second-story passageway, the 1916 and 1918 buildings became Farmington's high school until 1953. It became a junior high then.
A new junior high was built on the site in 1958, connected to the 1918 building by an enclosed bridge. The 1916 building was torn down to accommodate the new school. The 1918 building was called the "old east wing" until being demolished in 1979. The junior high school closed in 1976 and the building was used for various purposes by the district before being sold. Then known as the Maxfield Training Center, it was demolished in 2024.
Consolidation and Growth
The consolidation of the eight small school districts in Farmington Township occurred on November 27, 1944. The districts were Thayer, Fairview, Farmington City and Township District, West Farmington, Nichols, Bond, German, and Noble. The new, larger district was called Farmington Township Schools and is today known by its present name.
In 2016 the district stopped the use of upper-elementary schools (schools teaching fifth and sixth grade) and reverted to using traditional elementary and middle schools, in the process it made Power and Warner Upper-elementaries into middle schools. Also in 2016, Highmeadow Common Campus was closed, and the students and teachers were transferred to the new Farmington STEAM Academy, housed in the building formerly used by O.E. Dunckel Middle school.
The population of Farmington Township grew from 26,692 in 1960 to 83,986 in 2020 (as the city of Farmington Hills). But school district enrollment dropped by 2,923 students between the 2002-2003 and 2018-2019 school years, leading to the closure of Harrison High School in 2019.
Schools Sources: + High Schools School Address Built Farmington High School 32000 Shiawassee St., Farmington 1953 North Farmington High School 32900 W. 13 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills 1961 Farmington Central High School (alternative high school) 30175 Highmeadow Rd., Farmington Hills 1963 as Highmeadow Elementary
+ Middle Schools School Address Built East Middle School 25000 Middlebelt Rd., Farmington Hills 1963 Power Middle School 34740 Rhonswood St., Farmington Hills 1968 Warner Middle School 30303 W 14 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills 1973
+ K-8 Schools School Address Built Farmington STEAM Academy 32800 W 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills 1957
+ Elementary Schools School Address Built Beechview Elementary School 26850 Westmeath Ct., Farmington Hills 1961 Forest Elementary School 34545 Old Timber Rd., Farmington Hills 1967 Gill Elementary School 21195 Gill Rd., Farmington Hills 1955 Hillside Elementary School 36801 W 11 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills 1990 Kenbrook Elementary School 32130 Bonnet Hill Dr., Farmington Hills 1958 Lanigan Elementary School (formerly Larkshire Elementary) 23800 Tuck Rd., Farmington Hills 1965 as Larkshire Elementary Longacre Elementary School 34850 Arundel St., Farmington 1959 Wood Creek Elementary School 28400 Harwich Dr., Farmington Hills 1970
+ Preschools School Address Built Farmington Early Childhood Center 32400 Alameda St., Farmington Hills 1959 as Alameda Elementary
+ Post-secondary schools School Address Built Visions Unlimited 30415 Shiawassee Rd., Farmington 1955 as Shiawassee Elementary
Former schools +SchoolAddressOpenedClosedNotesIsaac Bond Elementary School31500 W 13 Mile Road, Farmington Hills19241974Cloverdale Elementary School33000 Freedom Road, Farmington19582016repurposed as the new central office building effective Aug. 2024O.E. Dunckel Middle School32800 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills19572017repurposed as Farmington STEAM AcademyEagle Elementary School29410 W 14 Mile Road, West Bloomfield19552010demolished; housing built on siteFairview Community School28500 Oakcrest Court, Farmington Hills19662006Farmington Junior High School33300 Thomas Street, Farmington1919became Farmington Training Center in 1958; later renamed Maxfield Training Center; abandoned; sold to City of Farmington in 2019, then to developers in 2024; slated for demolitionFlanders Elementary School32600 Flanders Street, Farmington19622010demolished 2011Harrison High School29995 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills19702019sold to City of Farmington Hills; repurposed as recreation center, which opened in 2021Highmeadow Common Campus30175 Highmeadow Road, Farmington Hills19632017established as Highmeadow Elementary; became Lutheran school in 1980; returned to FPS in 1987; became Common Campus in 1988; moved to Farmington STEAM Academy in 2017; building repurposed as relocated Farmington Central High SchoolMiddlebelt Elementary School22400 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills19491983repurposed as senior living community in 1987Ten Mile Elementary School32789 W 10 Mile Road, Farmington Hills19491987became Adult Education Center in 1978; repurposed as district offices and later renamed Maxfield Education CenterWilliam Grace Elementary School29040 Shiawassee Road, Farmington Hills19572010demolished; dog park established on site in 2012Wooddale Elementary School28600 Peppermill Road, Farmington Hills19582010
Athletic honors Harrison High School football coach John Herrington and the Harrison Hawks football team was honored by Nike for having one of the top 50 football programs in the country.
References
External links
Farmington Public Schools Official site.