Ann Arbor Public Schools serves the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan and parts of eight surrounding townships covering 125 square miles (320 km2). The district operates 20 elementary schools, 2 K-8 schools, 5 middle schools, 3 comprehensive high schools, 3 alternative high schools, 3 preschools and 1 adult education program; the district maintains 640 acres (2.6 km2) of real estate and 3,300,000 square feet (310,000 m2) of building space. The Ann Arbor Public Schools is the 8th largest school district among 555 districts in Michigan.
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History
The district was founded in 1905.
In 2013 the voters approved maintaining the 1 mill sinking fund tax. This rate had been levied since 2002.
As of April 2015, the district's overall millage was 2.45 mills. It was scheduled to decrease, but the ballot for the May 5 election included an extension to the millage. District officials stated they would use the millage to pay for transportation and infrastructure upgrades, worth a total of $33 million.
In 2015 Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Carol Kuhnke ruled that the Ann Arbor district can continue banning guns on its campus properties.
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Demographics
As of 2015 the district had 16,815 students. As of that year there are about 64 languages and 85 countries of origin represented in the student body.
Schools
Elementary schools
Middle schools
- Clague Middle School
- Forsythe Middle School
- Scarlett Middle School
- Slauson Middle School
- Tappan Middle School
High schools
Other schools
- A2 STEAM at Northside (K-8)
- Ann Arbor Open School (K-8)
- Ann Arbor Preschool and Family Center
Awards
- 2006: named to "Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America" list by AMC Music
- 2013: Sunny Award for website informational transparency
References
External links
- Ann Arbor Public Schools
- "Ann Arbor Schools" - Mlive - Stories about AAPS
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