Proposed Clusters of School Districts and Detroit High School Constellations for Metropolitan Detroit Desegregation Plan

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- Education
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- School Desegregation
Matter
- Milliken v. Bradley
Case
- Milliken v. Bradley
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- Michigan
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- Case Files
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Case Files, Milliken Hardbacks. Proposed Clusters of School Districts and Detroit High School Constellations for Metropolitan Detroit Desegregation Plan, 1972. d17666fa-52e9-ef11-a730-7c1e5247dfc0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/384170e5-d67a-43c4-905e-e514529a4902/proposed-clusters-of-school-districts-and-detroit-high-school-constellations-for-metropolitan-detroit-desegregation-plan. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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Proposed Clusters of School Districts

and

Detroit High School Constellations 

for

Metropolitan Detroit Desegregation Plan

Detroit Public Schools 

March 29, 1972

nrolxment data arc 197]-72 for Detroit schools.1 
nrollment data are 1970-71 for other districts.2 

Socio-economic data are from January, 1971 for all districts.2

1"Racial-ethnic Distribution of
the Detroit Public Schools, October, 
Publication 6-602 INF.

Students and Employees in 
1971," Detroit Public School

2  ti

n 'm0^ 1 ?istrict Results, Michigan E
Program Michigan Department of Education ducational , December

Assessment 
, 1971.

APPENDIX C



Cluster

//I

Total
Enroll- Minority

Enroll-

#2

ft 3

#4

Socio
economic

ment Minority ment Status
Detroit Murray 8,268 81.2 6,717 40 . 2Melvindaue 5,626 3.5 197 47 . 1Lincoln Park 
Allen Park

12,228 
6 ,587

1.7
1 . 8

208
119

47
52

. 7 

. 8Southgate 9,355 1.3 1 2 2 48 . 852,064 17.5 7,363 47 . 3

Detroit Southwestern 11,028 51.1 5,633 41 . iRiver Rouge 3 ,859 43 . 6 1*683 45 . 3Wyandotte 8,472 0 . 8 68 47 . 8Riverview 3,666 1 . 0 37 50 . 4Trenton 6 , 949 0 . 6 42 53 . 8Grosse lie 2,351 0 . 5 1 2 58 . 436,325 20 . 6 7,475 . 47 . 5

Detroit Western 11,314 61.0 6,905 42 ,0

xVan Buren 7 ,093 5 . S 489 47 ,. 4Ecorse 4,377 5 6.7 2,482 44 ,. 9Taylor 26,093 3 . 0 603 47 ,. 6NWoodhaven 1,418 1 . 6 23 47 ., 4''Romulus 5,456 17 . 6 960 44 ,. 9-Huron 2,316 1.9 44 47 . 8'Gibraltar 2,935 0 .  7 21 50 . 0'Flat Rock 2,203 1.3 29 50 . 357 , 205 20 .  2 11,556 46 . 3

Detroit Chadsey 5 ,975 42 . 8 2,560 41 .Westwood 5 ,121 40 . 3 2 *064 46 . 1Inkster 4 ,803 88.2 4,236 42 . 2Wayne 22,911 1.1 252 48 . 9Cherry Hill 4,869 1.5 73 52 . 04 3,679 21.3 8,286 47. 1



Total Minority Socio-
Enroll- % Enroll- economic

Cluster ment Minority ment Status
Detroit Northwestern 14,308 99 . 8 14,278 ' 41.1
Crestwood 5,293 0 . 5 26 5 2.5

#5
Dearborn 21,631 1.3 281 52.8
Dearborn Heights 5,628 2 . 0 113 47 . 8
Fairlane 1,190 0 . 3 4 5 5.5
Garden City 14,031 0 . 9 126 50.0
North Dearborn Hts. 2,741 0 . 7 19 53 . 3

64,822 22.9 14,847 49.3

Detroit Mackenzie 20,745 97 . 5 20,232 44.8
Detroit Cody 16,056 17.1 2,743 46.8
Northville 3,120 0 . 5 16 5 6.6#6 Plymouth 9,5^3 0 . 5 48 53.8
Livonia 38,133 0 . 6 229 54.4
Redford Union 9,715 0.4 39 51.5
South Redford 7 ,907 0 . 5 40 52.9

105,219 22.2 23,347 51.0

Detroit Central 12,746 99.8 12,725 43.7
i n

Fcrndale 8 ,566 12.0 1,028 51.2
Oak Park 5,853 10.5 615 54.2Berkley 8 ,400 0 . 7 59 5 3.3
Southfield 16,367 0 . 6 98 57.4

51,932 28 . 0 14,525 51.9

Detroit Cooley 19 ,200 82.8 15,8 9 5 ' 46.1
#8 Detroit Redford 15 ,534 5 . 5 851 49.4

Clarenceviile 3,922 0.3 12 49.2
Farmington 16,366 0 . 5 82 57.6Novi 1,712 1.1 19 52.0

56,734 29.7 16,860 50.7



* . • •

Cluster

- 3 -

Total
Enroll
ment

%
Minority

Minority
Enroll
ment

Socio
economic
Status

# 9
Detroit Mumford 
Detroit Ford 
Bloomfield Hills 
West Bloomfield 
Walled Lake 
Avondale

12,115 
10,705 
9 ,453 
4,773 

10,298 
3,903

95.4 
31.7
1.1 
1.1 
0 . 7 
0 . 9

11,560 
3 ,398' 

104 
53 
72 
35

50 . 0 
51.3 
61.2 
57.1 
5 0.0 
50.951,237 29.7 15,222 53.0

#10
Detroit Northern 
Highland Park 
Hazel Park 
Royal Oak 
Birmingham

8,929
8,233
8,379

19,561
17,528
62,630

99.6
85.7 
1.0 
0 . 6 
0 . 6

25.9

8,890
7,056

84
117
105

16,252

40.2 
42.7
45.6
52.7 
60.1 
5 0.9

#11
Detroit Pershing
Hamtramck
Madison Heights
Lamphere
Clawson
Troy

14,672 
3,044 
4,716 
5,841 
5 ,034 
6,014 

39,321

68 . 9 
29.9 
1.3 
0.9 
0 . 6 
0 . 6 

28 . 5

10,109
910
61
53
40
36

11,209

45.2
39.9
45.9 
52.0 
52.5 
52.4
47.9

#12

Pontiac 
Holly 
Brandon 
Waterford 
Lake Orion 
Oxford 
Rochesrer 
Clarkston 
Huron Valley 
South Lyon

24,872 
3 ,440
1.815 

18,505
5,421
2.816 
8,385 
6,486 
6,979 
3,148

81,867

38.0 
3 . 2 
1. G 
1.3 
1.1 
0.5 
0.4 
1.6 
0.5 
0 . 9 

12.3

9,451
110
18

241
60
14
34 

104
35 
28

10 ,095

4 5.6
49.2 
51.0 
51.4
51.8
51.2
54.8
51.2 
48.7
51.3 
49.6



4

Cluster

#13

#14

#15

#16

#17

Total
Enroll- %

Minority
Enroll-

Socio
economicment Minority ment Status

Detroit Kettering 17,966 93.5 16,797 41.5Utica 20,165 0.4 81 ' 51.1Warren 30,554 0.8 244 52.568 ,685 24.9 17 ,122 49.2

Detroit Northeastern 10,286 89 . 2 9,177 40.1Detroit Osborn 11,962 23 . 5 2,806 47.3Van Dyke 7,230 0 . 9 65 44.6Warren Woods 8,956 0 . 3 27 52."Centerline 6,513 0 . 8 52 5 0.0Fitzgerald 5 , 6 41 0 . 8 4 5 49 . 250,597 24.1 12,172 47.0

Detroit King 9,802 97.1 9,5 2 G 40.8Grosso Pointe 13,319 0 . 3 40 58.5Harper Woods 1,981 0 . 2 4 5 2.4uast Detroit 12,976 0 . 9 117 48.538 ,078 2 5.4 9,681 50.3

Detroit Southeastern 15,418 82.9 12,782 39.6Lake Shore 9,587 0 . 9 86 51.4Lakeview 7,926 0 . 5 40 52.5Roseville 14,739 2.1 310 47.9South Lake 5,250 0 . 6 32 52.1
52,920 25.0 13,250 47.3

Detroit Finney 15,093 57 . 2 8,633 44.0Detroit Denby 10,906 5 . 8 633 49.0Chippewa Valley 2,788 0.9 ' 25 5 2.4Fraser 7,3 20 0 . 6 44 51.1Clintondale 4,947 8 . 5 420 48.2
41,054 23 . 8 9,755 47.7



Cluster
Total
Enroll
ment

%
Minority

Minority
Enroll
ment

Socio
economic
Status

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M t. Clemens 
Anchor Bay 
Richmond 
Romeo
L'Ansc Creuse
Armada
New Haven

6 , 8 3 0  
2 , 8 0 6  

' 1 , 8 5 8  
3 , 7 8 4  
7 , 6 7 9  
1 , 5 0 0  

1 , 7 5 5  
2 6 , 2 1 2

2 2 . 3 
2 . 8 
0 . 4  
2 . 8 

1 . 1  
3 . 0 

2 0 . 7  
. 8 . 4

1 , 5 2 3
7 3  * 

7
1 0 6

8 4
4 5

3 6 3
2 , 2 0 7

4 7 . 1
5 0 . 0
5 0 . 1
5 3 . 1  
4 9 . 5
5 1 . 4
4 7 . 2
4 9 . 5

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