The Willow Run Community Schools (WRCS) was a school district in
Washtenaw County, Michigan
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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
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asked the
Ypsilanti City School District
The Ypsilanti Public School District was a public school district in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, and serving Ypsilanti and portions of Ypsilanti and Superior townships. Its State of Michigan School District code was 81020. It merged with Will ...
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
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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 and portions of Ypsilanti and Superior townships. Its State of Michigan School District code was 81020. It merged with Will ...
to form
Ypsilanti Community Schools
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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.Packer, Martin. ''Changing Classes: School Reform and the New Economy'' (Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives).
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