West Bloomfield School District

The West Bloomfield School District is a public school district in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving portions of West Bloomfield and Sylvan Lake, all of Keego Harbor, and most of Orchard Lake Village.

History
Settled in the early days of the 19th century, the district was originally a farming community. Late in the 19th and early in the 20th century, it became a popular lake resort area, accessible from Detroit by interurban railway. In the natural course of suburbanization, it became a highly desirable suburban bedroom community and today is a well developed and maintained area of single family homes and some up-scale condominiums and apartments.

Board of education
The board is responsible for carrying out mandatory laws as expressed in the Michigan Constitution and Michigan Statutes, Federal Laws and Regulations relating to schools and school districts. The three main responsibilities of the board are:
 * 1) Hiring the superintendent
 * 2) Adopting policies
 * 3) Adopting the budget

West Bloomfield School District Superintendents

 * Warren W. Abbott (1949-1952)
 * Dr. Leif A. Hougen (1952-1968)
 * Dr. Anthony Witham (1968-1973)
 * Dr. Jerry J. Herman (1973-1982)
 * Dr. Seymour Gretchko (1982-2002)
 * Dr. Gary Faber (2002-2008)
 * Dr. JoAnne Andrees (2008-2012)
 * Dr. Gerald D. Hill (2012–2022)
 * Dr. Dania Bazzi (2022–Present)

Demographics
As of 2013 the district has 6,633 students, with 5,703 living within the district and 1,326 from outside the district as part of its "Schools of Choice" program. A 2008 survey indicated that major non-English languages spoken in families of students included Albanian, Arabic, Aramaic, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Urdu.

Pre-K

 * West Bloomfield Preschool Academy

Elementary

 * Doherty Elementary
 * Gretchko Elementary
 * Roosevelt Elementary (closing at the end of the 2023–24 school year)
 * Scotch Elementary
 * Sheiko Elementary (formerly Green Elementary)

Former

 * Gertrude V. Ealy Elementary

Middle schools

 * West Bloomfield Middle School

Former

 * Abbott Middle School
 * Orchard Lake Middle School

High schools

 * West Bloomfield High School
 * Oakland Early College

Athletics
West Bloomfield Schools are a voluntary member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). West Bloomfield High School is a member of the Oakland Activities Association which comprises 24 Oakland County schools. It is divided into three or four divisions in order to develop equitable competition. Realignment takes place annually to ensure that the goals and criteria are met.