Utica Community Schools
| Utica Community Schools | |
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| Location | |
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Macomb County, Michigan Metropolitan Detroit United States | |
| District information | |
| Motto | Education Can Make It Happen! |
| Grades | PreK through 12th |
| Superintendent | Dr. Christine Johns |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 28,000 |
| Staff | 1,300+ |
| Other information | |
| Website | UticaK12.org |
Utica Community Schools (UCS) is a public school district located in Macomb County, Michigan in the Metropolitan Detroit area. UCS serves the city of Utica, the majority of Shelby Township, the northern portion of Sterling Heights, and parts of Ray, Washington, and Macomb townships in the U.S. state of Michigan. UCS is the second-largest school district in the state of Michigan. Dr. Christine M. Johns is the current superintendent of Utica Community Schools. UCS provides education for 29,519 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. There are presently 15,305 elementary students, 6,578 junior high students, and 7,636 senior high students.
Utica Community Schools operates 25 elementary schools, seven junior high schools, and four high schools. In addition, the Instructional Resource Center and the Training and Development Center provide additional educational opportunities to the community.
The Utica Community Schools Administrative Service Center is located at 11303 Greendale Drive, Sterling Heights.
More than 4,500,000 citizens in Utica Community Schools volunteer nearly 10 hours of service to students. Parent-teacher conference participation exceeds 35 percent.
The Utica Community Schools channel is seen on Comcast channel 22 and WOW cable channel 15 in Sterling Heights.
High schools
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Home of the Titans
2007-08 Enrollment: 2,071
Principal: Steve Pfannes
39701 Dodge Park Road
Sterling Heights, Michigan 48313
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School
Home of the Eagles
2007-08 Enrollment: 2,094
Principal: Nanette Chesney
6500 25 Mile Road
Shelby Township, Michigan 48316
Henry Ford II High School
Home of the Falcons
2007-08 Enrollment: 2,087
Principal: Mr. Kenneth Cucchi
11911 Clinton River Road
Sterling Heights, Michigan 48313
Utica High School
Home of the Chieftains
2007-08 Enrollment: 1,375
Principal: Thomas Lietz
47255 Shelby Road
Utica, Michigan 48317
UCS AdvancePath Academy (Michigan)|UCS AdvancePath Academy
Home of the Sharks
2010-11 Enrollment: 150-200
Administrator: Timothy Youngblood
7600 18 Mile Rd.
Sterling Heights, Michigan 48314
Junior High Schools
Bemis Junior High School
Home of the Spartans
2008-09 Enrollment: 1,037
Principal: Thomas Yaw
12500 Nineteen Mile
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Davis Junior High School
Home of the Raiders
2007-08 Enrollment: 843
Principal: Brian Shepard
11311 Plumbrook Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Eppler Junior High School
Home of the Chieftains
2007-08 Enrollment: 707
Principal: Gerard Pantano
45461 Brownell
Utica, MI 48317
Heritage Junior High School
Home of the Hornets
2007-08 Enrollment: 671
Principal: Scott Waak
37400 Dodge Park Rd.
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Jeannette Junior High School
Home of the Patriots
2007-08 Enrollment: 884
Principal: Jared McEvoy
40400 Gulliver Drive
Sterling Heights, MI 48310
Malow Junior High School
Home of the Mustangs
2007-08 Enrollment: 1,987
Principal: Brandon Manzella
6400 25 Mile Road
Shelby Township, MI 48316
Shelby Junior High School
Home of the Wildcats
2007-08 Enrollment: 1,255
Principal: Lisa McDill
51700 Van Dyke
Shelby Township, MI 48316
Elementary schools
Utica Community Schools has a total of 24 Elementary Schools, each of which serve Kindergarten-6th Grade
Beacon Tree Elementary School
Home of the All Stars
Principal: Jason Ellis
55885 Schoenherr
Shelby Township, MI 48315
Beck Centennial Elementary School
Home of the Vikings
Principal: Christine Wilson
54600 Hayes
Macomb Township, MI 48042
W.B. Browning Elementary School
Home of the Bears
Principal: Nina Hardiewich
12400 Nineteen Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Burr Elementary School
Home of the Bulldogs
Principal: Michael P. Hardy
41460 Ryan Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48314
Bruce Collins Elementary School
Home of the Collins Cubs
Principal: Jennifer Kleiner
12900 Grand Haven
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Crissman Elementary School
Home of the Wildcats
Principal: Renee Fiema
53550 Wolf Drive
Shelby Township, MI 48316
DeKeyser Elementary School
Home of the Dolphins
Principal: Mary Beth Merlo
39600 Atkinson Drive
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Dresden Elementary School
Home of the Dresden Dragons
Principal: Jami Wood
11400 Delvin Drive
Sterling Heights, MI 48314
Flickinger Elementary School
Home of the Falcons
Principal: Nancy Brunetz
45400 Vanker Avenue
Sterling Heights, MI 48317
Floyd Ebeling Elementary School
Home of the Ebeling Eagles
Principal: Denise Bailey
15970 Haverhill
Macomb, MI 48044
Graebner Elementary School
Home of the Graebner Dolphins
Principal: Dr. Gregory Church
41875 Saal Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Havel Elementary School
Home of the Havel Hawks
Principal: Kristina Barel
41855 Schoenherr
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Jack Harvey Elementary School
Home of the Eagles
Principal: Laurie Pritchard
41700 Montroy
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Oakbrook Elementary School
Home of the Eagles
Principal: Dr. Linda Schneider-Radiske
12060 Greenway
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Plumbrook Elementary School
Home of the Knights
Principal: Melissa Labadie
39660 Spalding Drive
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Richard J. Duncan Elementary School
Home of the Explorers
Principal: Sharon Coil
14500 Twenty-Six Mile Road
Shelby Township, MI 48315
Roberts Elementary School
Home of the Roberts Whalers
Principal: John Hurley
2400 Belle View
Shelby Township, MI 48316
Schwarzkoff Elementary School
Home of the Cougars
Principal: Lou Misovski
8401 Constitution
Sterling Heights, MI 48314
Shuchard Elementary School
Home of the Stallions
Principal: Steve Slancik
2900 Holly
Sterling Heights, MI 48310
West Utica Elementary School
Home of the Stallions
Principal: Bradley Suggs
5415 West Utica
Shelby TWP, MI 48317
Wiley Elementary School
Home of the Wiley Coyotes
Principal: Chris Cassin
47240 Shelby Road
Shelby TWP, MI 48317
Transportation
Utica Community Schools employs 250 transportation personnel, and 12 district mechanics to service the school district's fleet of 250 district-owned school buses, as well as 75 other district-owned vehicles. The UCS Transportation Department is responsible for transporting students to and from school, as well as providing transportation for over 3,000 annual off-site learning experiences. Each day throughout the school year, some 21,000 students will ride on a Utica Community School's school bus. Like many other school districts in Metro Detroit, Utica Community Schools follows a dash numbering scheme on their school buses, which declares the year that the bus manufactured in. (For example, bus 481-02 was manufactured in 2002)