| Romulus Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
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9650 South Wayne Road , 48174 | |
| 42°13′59″N 83°23′17″W / 42.233°N 83.388°W / 42.233; -83.388 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "Making Our Best Even Better" |
| Established | 1916 |
School district | Romulus Community School District |
| Superintendent | Benjamin P. Edmondson |
Principal | Seth Petty |
Teaching staff | 30.50 (on an FTE basis)1 |
| Grades | 9–121 |
| Enrollment | 518 (2024–2025)1 |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.981 |
| Colors | Maroon and White 2 |
Athletics conference | Western Wayne Athletic Conference2 |
| Nickname | Eagles2 |
| Rival | Belleville High School |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools3 |
| Newspaper | The Wingspan |
| Website | rhs.romulusk12.org |
| Student assessments | |
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2021–22 school year4 Change vs. prior year4 | |
| M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies) | |
| Advanced % | 6.3 / ≤5 |
| Proficient % | 11.0 / – |
| PR. Proficient % | 11.0 / 59.5 |
| Not Proficient % | 71.7 / 21.4 |
| Average test scores | |
| SAT Total | 827.6 (  −15.9) |
Romulus Senior High School or Romulus High School is the public high school in the city of Romulus, Michigan in Metro Detroit.
History
In 2013 Inkster High School closed due to the closure of the Inkster School District. Students in the Inkster zone south of Michigan Avenue and west of Middlebelt were rezoned to Romulus High School.5 This area includes portions of Inkster and Westland.67
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 518 students enrolled in 2024-2025 was:
- Male - 51.9%
- Female - 48.1%
- Black - 76.2%
- White - 14.3%
- Multiracial - 4.8%
- Hispanic - 3.9%
- American Indian/ Alaska Native - 0.6%
- Asian - 0.2%
73.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.1
Athletics
The following sports are offered at RHS. Unless noted there are teams for both sexes:2
The Romulus High School Eagles has a longtime rivalry with the Belleville High School Tigers.
Notable people
- Wes Clark, professional basketball player11
- Kris Clyburn, professional basketball player, Israeli Premier League12
- Will Clyburn, professional basketball player, 2016 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League, 2019 EuroLeague Final Four MVP13
- Shaler Halimon, professional basketball player14
- Charlie Henry, former assistant basketball coach at Romulus, college and professional basketball coach.15
- John Holifield, professional football player16
- Jaren Holmes, professional basketball player17
- Robert Lambert, Daytime Emmy Award-winning casting director for Days of Our Lives.18
- Charley Lau, professional baseball player and coach
- Grant Long, professional basketball player19
- John Long, professional basketball player20
- Terry Mills, professional basketball player21
- Nate Oats, former head basketball coach and teacher at Romulus, current head basketball coach at University of Alabama.22
- Devin Searcy, basketball player23
References
References
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- "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "AdvancED - Institution Summary". advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- Smith, Brian. "Inkster schools first to be dissolved; students split across 4 districts." Mlive. July 26, 2013. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
- "NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR INKSTER RESIDENTS" (Map). Wayne RESA. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.
- "Street Jurisdiction Map" (Archive) City of Westland. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.
- "Yearly Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "Team Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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- "Dismissed Missouri guard Wes Clark heads to Buffalo". Columbia Missourian. February 7, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2021-22 Season | Maccabi Effie Capital Rishon Lezion | Kris Clyburn". basket.co.il.
- "Will Clyburn Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Shaler Halimon Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Former Crusader Charlie Henry Promoted On Men's Basketball Staff at Iowa State". Madonna University Athletics. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "John Holifield Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Jaren Holmes Biography". Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Robert Lambert Bio". IMDb. Retrieved 6 Jan 2021.
- "Grant Long Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "John Long Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Terry Mills Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Alabama". Alabama. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 Jan 2021.
- "Devin Searcy - Men's Basketball". University of Dayton Athletics.