Welcome to the Ypsilanti Community Schools
We are proud of our schools and strive to provide an outstanding educational program for all students. Please remember the first day of school for students K-12 is Monday, August 31, 2020. Pre-school students start after the Labor Day holiday on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
Our Mission
Huron Valley Schools... inspiring and building futures, one student at a time.
Our Schools / Our Students
There are eight elementary schools, three middle schools, two high schools and one alternative high school in the District. We are also host to the International Academy West campus located at Lakeland High School. In addition to the regular program, Huron Valley Schools offers educational alternatives and supplemental programs for special needs students.
Sixty percent of our teachers hold advanced degrees. All HVS teachers are highly qualified.
Milford and Lakeland High Schools were recognized by Newsweek as being in the top 2000 High Schools in the nation. The International Academy (IA) is now an official International Baccalaureate IB Middle Years Program (MYP) school making the IA one of the only all IB High Schools in the state of Michigan. The IA is the number one High School in the State of Michigan according to Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report.
Approximately 88% of our graduates pursue a higher education. Our music programs, robotics teams, sports teams and extra curricular teams consistently receive state and national recognition.
Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESA) provides programs and services that support more than 30,000 students and 2,300 educators throughout Livingston County. Our work extends across five public school districts and two public school academies, serving learners from early childhood through adulthood.