Kettering High School

Charles F. Kettering Senior High School
Address
Map
6101 Van Dyke

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United States
Coordinates42°23′05″N 83°01′15″W / 42.38472°N 83.02083°W / 42.38472; -83.02083
Information
TypeHigh school
Motto"Go Hard or Go Home"
Established1965
StatusPermanently closed
Closed2012
PrincipalPatrisha Murrey
Grades9—12 including Dual Enrollment
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment2,100 (capacity), 800 (in 2012)
Color(s)Royal blue and white   
AthleticsPioneers
AffiliationDetroit Public Schools

Kettering High School was a four-year high school within the Detroit Public Schools system.[1] The school, located in the low-income Gratiot Town/Kettering neighborhood, was around 1,200 students under capacity at its closure in 2012.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Queen, J. Allen. Student Transitions From Middle to High School. p. 69.
  2. ^ Hunter, George (2019-11-11). "'It gets really bad after dark': Crime persists on Gratiot in Detroit". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  3. ^ "These 7 Places Where The Data Says Detroit Is Gentrifying May Surprise You". Daily Detroit. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  4. ^ "Charles Kettering High School, Van Dyke Ave. at East I-94, Detroit, 2019. Kettering High School closed in 2012 due to declining enrollment". Library of Congress. n.d. Retrieved 2021-11-10.