Detroit Public Schools Community District Announces $34 Million โAthletic Facility Upgrades
Detroitโ – Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) will invest $34 million in โathletic facility improvements acrossโค 11โ schools, the district announced today. The upgrades, approved by the DPSCD school board in December 2024, include โreplacingโ stadium bleachers, adding swimming pools โfor training and โฃcompetition, and modernizing outdoor โathleticโ fields.โ This investment is separate from, but contributes to, the district’s larger โฃ$700 million Facilities Master Plan, a 20-year initiative launched in 2019.The โprojects โคaim toโ provide DPSCD students with athletic facilities comparable to those in surroundingโ communities and support a “wholeโ child” approach to education. “These investments reflect our commitment to โfairness, excellence, and our unwavering belief in what our students deserve,” said DPSCD Superintendent Dr. โคNikolai โฃVitti. “Our $34 million investment in modernized โathletic fields and swimming pools is in addition to our larger $700 millionโค Facility Master โขPlanโฆ Our students deserve โtheโค same quality facilities and opportunities โคas their peers inโ surrounding communities,and โwe are moving closer โto that promise byโ providing โฃresources that support the whole child.”
Pool Upgrades:
J.L.โข White (Inspection completed, pools in place, $5,000)
โค Central High School (Completion expected June โ2027, $500,000 budget)
Henry Ford High โSchool (june 2027,โ $2.1 million โbudget)
Northwestern High School (June 2027,$625,000)
โค Southeastern โHigh School (june 2027,$300,000)
โฃ Burton Elementary School (Drainage repairs,Juneโฃ 2027,$350,000)
โฃ Marcus Garvey Elementary-Middle โSchool (Electrical and mechanical repairs,June 2027,$350,000)
Field Upgrades:
โ Henry Ford High School (Fall 2024 – Fall 2026,$6.7 million budget)
Interaction and Media Arts High School (Fall 2024 – Fall 2026, $6.4 million)
โฃ Cass Tech High โขSchool (Fall 2025โฃ – Fall 2027, $6.8 million)
โ Central โHighโข school (Summer โฃ2026 -โ Fall 2028, $4.9 โmillion)
โค Denby High โSchool (Summer 2026โฃ – Fall 2028, $4.8 million)
* โฃ Southeastern High School (Summer 2026 – Fall 2028,$3.4 million)
The first phase โคof investment will focus on developing a common athletic complex โคat theโข former Cooley High โขSchool site, including a new stadium and track, โขlocker rooms, a โฃweight room, and multiple outdoorโ fields โคfor football, track, soccer, and lacrosse.