L'Anse Creuse Public Schools serves residents in Harrison Township, and portions of Clinton Township, Chesterfield and Macomb as well as sections of Mount Clemens and St. Clair Shores, totaling approximately 37 square miles of northeast Macomb County, Michigan.
District facilities include:
- Administration Building
- Two Child Care Centers:
- L’Anse Creuse Child Care Center
- Anna Mae Burdi Early Childhood Center
- Ten Elementary Schools:
- Atwood Elementary School
- Chesterfield Elementary School
- Donald J. Yacks Elementary School
- Emma V. Lobbestael Elementary School
- Francis A. Higgins Elementary School
- Green Elementary School
- Joseph M. Carkenord Elementary School
- Marie C. Graham Elementary School
- South River Elementary School
- Tenniswood Elementary School
- Four Middle Schools:
- L’Anse Creuse Middle School – Central
- L’Anse Creuse Middle School – East
- L’Anse Creuse Middle School – North
- L’Anse Creuse Middle School – South
- Two High Schools:
- L’Anse Creuse High School
- L’Anse Creuse High School - North
- The Frederick V. Pankow Center, which houses:
- Career & Technical Education
- Math/Science/Technology Center
- Performing Arts Program
- Macomb Community College Lifelong Learning Classes (evening)
- L’Anse Creuse-Mount Clemens Adult Ed (evening)
- Community Education (afternoon/evening classes)
- DiAnne M. Pellerin Center, which houses:
- Riverside Academy, an alternative high school
- John R. Armstrong Performing Arts Center
- The L’Anse Creuse-Mount Clemens Center for Lifelong Learning, which houses:
o Community Education
o GED Testing
o L’Anse Creuse-Mount Clemens Adult Education (daytime classes)
o Michigan Works! Retraining Programs
- Harold C. Siebert Special Services Building
- Larry F. Brender Support Services Center
POINTS OF PRIDE:
- Graded above average as a school district by 90 percent of the parent community
- Five National Blue Ribbon Schools:
§ Chesterfield Elementary School
§ L'Anse Creuse Middle School - Central
§ L'Anse Creuse Middle School - North
§ L'Anse Creuse Middle School - South
§ L'Anse Creuse High School - North
- Ten State Blue Ribbon Exemplary Schools:
§ Atwood Elementary School ( 2009)
§ Chesterfield Elementary School (1991)
§ Donald J. Yacks Elementary School (2000)
§ Marie C. Graham Elementary School (1996)
§ South River Elementary School (2007)
§ L'Anse Creuse Middle School – Central (1993)
§ L'Anse Creuse Middle School – North (1988 and 1999)
§ L'Anse Creuse Middle School – South (1997)
§ L'Anse Creuse High School (1987)
§ L'Anse Creuse High School – North (1995)
- One National Service-Learning Leader School:
- L’Anse Creuse High School
- 2008 Spotlight on Safety Award for Leader in Workplace Safety by CARE
- 96.58 percent of L'Anse Creuse Public Schools students graduate from high school
- The district’s retention rate is 85.35 percent.
- More than $5.4 million in scholarships offered to graduating seniors in 2008-2009
- Thirty high school students attended 51 college classes under our dual enrollment option, which allows high school students to earn high school and college credit simultaneously.
- Numerous outstanding educators as evidenced by multiple state and local achievement awards
- Recognized leader in technology education both state and nationwide
- Enrolls 12,000 students, including adult education
- Transports approximately 9,000 students daily with a fleet of 100 school buses (over a million miles a year)
- Adult high school completion classes offered
- Job retraining programs available
- Limited "Schools of Choice" program participant since 2004-2005 school year
- Full-day kindergarten offered throughout the district
- School Age Child Care (SACC) available at elementary schools
- Community support of our 2005 Bond Issue has allowed LCPS to implement a long-term plan for district families
- Cable TV presence on WOW and Comcast
- Senior citizen opportunities through community education
- Employs over 1,375 individuals
- Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Association of School Business Officials for the past 23 years
- Safe and nurturing learning environments
- Highly qualified, award-winning staff
- Instruction that is aligned to state and national standards
- Learning Support Specialists and Learning Consultants to enhance education
- Classroom support provided by Literacy Specialists, highly qualified paraprofessionals and classroom aides
- Comprehensive technology integration into district curriculum
- World language programs
- Expanded multimedia opportunities through new technology labs
- Award-winning reading and writing program based on national literacy standards
- Extensive summer school programs
- Before- and after-school clubs
- Award-winning sports teams
- Community Service-Learning opportunities
- Transition activities for fifth- to sixth-grades and ninth- to 10th-grades
- Multiple field trips
- Strong enrichment programs through Community Education
