Dexter Community Schools is a public school district in Washtenaw County. It includes all of the municipality of Dexter, as well as sections of the following townships: Dexter, Webster, Lima, Scio, Northfield, Freedom, and Lodi. - Text list The district extends into Hamburg Township, Livingston County. - Text list
The district's buildings are connected by sidewalks on a campus on the south side of Dexter.
History The first school in Dexter was built in 1830. A union school was constructed in 1857. It was replaced in 1887. An addition to it, called the Copeland Building, was built in 1937. When the 1887 building was demolished, in 1956, the Copeland Building remained, and was used by the district until its sale in 2020.
The Ann Arbor News wrote that there had been "years of effort" to create an amalgamated school district. In 1949 a merger proposal for 21 school districts was formally proposed. The school district Dexter Agricultural Schools was created via consolidation in 1950. The eleven primary school districts that consolidated with Dexter's district were: Eastern and Parker in Lima Township Arnold, Hudson, Smith and Gallagher in Dexter Township Dexter and Hawkins in Scio Township Podunk, Peatt, Church and Merrill in Webster Township.
The oldest district building still operating is Bates School, built as Dexter Elementary in 1953. It houses district administration, community education and half-day preschool. The district acquired its present name in 1956.
A high school, now Creekside Intermediate School, opened in 1958. The current high school opened in February, 2002. Its architect was Kingscott Associates.
A bond issue passed in 2025 will renovate Creekside Intermediate School and move grades seven and eight there. Grades five and six will be moved to Mill Creek Middle School. Additions will also be built at the high school.
Schools + Schools in Dexter Community Schools district School Address Notes Dexter High School 2200 N. Parker Rd., Dexter Grades 9–12. Built 2002. Dexter International Academy 2704 Baker Road, DexterGrades PreK-12 Mill Creek Middle School 7305 Ann Arbor Street, Dexter Grades 7–8. Built 1995. Creekside Intermediate 2615 Baker Rd., Dexter Grades 5–6. Built 1958. Wylie Elementary 3060 Kensington St., Dexter Grades 3–4. Built 1964. Dexter Early Elementary Complex7480 Dan Hoey Road, DexterGrades PreK-2. Built in 1995 as Cornerstone Elementary, addition built in 2019. Jenkins Early Childhood Learning Center2801 Baker Rd., DexterPreschool. Built 1993. Includes "Baby House," built in 1925.
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External links Dexter Community Schools