The City:                Allen Park is located in Wayne County, Michigan, and is a Metropolitan Detroit Community with a distinctive small-town atmosphere.  It consists mainly of residential buildings, with light commercial and industrial property.  The Northern and Southern part of Allen Park is a part of the Melvindale/Northern Allen Park School District and the Southgate Community School District, respectively. 
 
The 21,000 residents of the Allen Park Public School District enjoy the benefits of living in a close, tight-knit community along with the advantages of a major urban center at their fingertips.  Easy access to I-75, I-94 and the Southfield Freeway offer quick access to Detroit, Ann Arbor, Royal Oak and other cultural and entertainment centers.  Allen Park residents take great pride in their hometown, as evidenced by the well-kept homes, yards, roads, parks, etc.  They take particular pride in their schools, which serve as a focal point of the community. 
 
The School
District:                 The Allen Park Public Schools is comprised of three elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one alternative high school.  The District responds to a community need for early childhood education and child care to meet the needs of working parents by providing before- and after-school child care (latchkey), a preschool program, extended care, and summer day camp.  Students who require special services are given individual instruction and attention through guidance and counseling programs, school social worker assistance, summer school and homebound, speech and language therapy, 504 plans, and other special education services. 
 
Because of the close-knit nature of the community, parents are very interested and very involved in what is taking place in the schools.  Parents demonstrate their support through positive communication with teachers in a wide variety of school events.  This involvement by parents, as well as staff, students, the Board of Education, and the entire community, helps make the Allen Park Public Schools an excellent place to learn, and the city of Allen Park an outstanding place to work and live.
 
 
Other Facts
and Offerings:    
·         The District has 418 staff members which includes administrators, teachers, secretaries, maintenance, and support staff who work together to provide a quality education for our 3,789 students.
·         All schools are accredited by AdvancED/NCA
·         All teachers are “highly qualified” as defined by the U.S. Department of Education under the No Child Left Behind Act 
·         Modernized technology and upgrade facilities
·         Safe and orderly schools
·         Long-range strategic plan adopted by the Board
·         Web-based parent communication, ParentConnection
·         World languages
·         Curriculum review cycle to keep instruction and resources updated
·         Advanced Placement classes and dual enrollment
·         Dynamic art, music, physical education programs
·         Comprehensive health and life skills
·         Computer-aided drafting and manufacturing program
·         State-of-the-art building trades program
·         Many co-curricular activities
·         A strong PTA/PTSA and volunteer program
·         Responsible practices in financial planning
·         A strong, diverse curriculum framework to prepare students for an ever-changing world
 

District Schools

Arno Elementary

Bennie Elementary

Lindemann Elementary

Allen Park Middle

Allen Park High

Allen Park Community