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District Poverty Rate 9.5% (data source)
Non-White Students 21.5% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (37)
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Adlai Stevenson High School
Beacon Tree Elementary School
Beck Centennial Elem School
Bemis Junior High School
Browning Elementary School
Bruce Collins Elementary School
Crissman Elementary School
Davis Junior High School
Dekeyser Elementary School
Dresden Elementary School
Eisenhower High School
Eppler Junior High School
Flickinger Elementary School
Floyd Ebeling Elementary School
Frank Jeannette Jr High School
Graebner Elementary School
Havel Elementary School
Henry Ford Ii High School
Heritage Junior High School
Issac Monfort Elementary School
Jack Harvey Elementary School
Joan C Sergent Instructional Resource Center
Malow Junior High School
Messmore Elementary School
Morgan Elementary School
Oakbrook Elementary School
Plumbrook Elementary School
Richard J Duncan Elementary
Roberts Elementary School
Schuchard Elementary School
Schwarzkoff Elementary School
Shelby Junior High School
Switzer Elementary School
UCS Alternative Learning Center
Utica High School
West Utica Elementary School
Wiley Elementary School
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Policy Notes
Michigan State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
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