Walled Lake Consolidated School District

What Walled Lake Consolidated School District does

Walled Lake Consolidated School District is a Michigan public school district operating under Michigan school law with a state-defined 55-square-mile service area in Oakland County. The district currently operates 19 schools — 12 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools — supplemented by the Walled Lake Early Childhood Center, the Twin Sun Early Childhood Center, and the Outdoor Education Center. As a government state entity, WLCSD holds geographic monopoly over K-12 public education for residents within its boundaries and is funded through a mix of state per-pupil foundation allowance, local property tax millages, federal funding, and voter-approved bonds, rather than through direct pricing of services.

The district's product portfolio spans core K-12 instruction across the three comprehensive high schools (Central, Northern, Western) plus middle and elementary feeder schools, with supplementary offerings including Career and Technical Education across 10+ pathways (Architecture, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Marketing, Media Production, Web Design, and others), the W.A.V.E.S. Adult Transitions Program for young adults aged 18-26 with disabilities, Prime Time Care before-and-after-school child care serving more than 1,800 children at 16 buildings, Community Education recreation and enrichment classes (with 18,000 annual registrations), and WLTV student-produced television broadcasting on local cable channels and YouTube. Technology infrastructure includes a 1-to-1 device program, ClassLink single sign-on, Skyward Family Access parent portal, Illuminate data analytics for staff, GoFan for athletic ticketing, and BoardBook Premier for board governance, none of which represent proprietary AI/ML capability.

The district's revenue mechanics are public and bond-driven: voters have approved five consecutive bond issues since 2012, including a $114M two-bond issuance in 1996, a $92M package in 2000, $27.9M in 2004, a $316M Building Infrastructure and Equity Bond in 2019, and the 2024 Building Opportunity, Ensuring Tomorrow Bond. Capital investments over this period have funded Dublin Elementary, the Early Childhood Center, Walled Lake Northern High School, reconstruction of Walled Lake Western High School, and most recently the new Wixom Elementary School plus district-wide infrastructure modernization. The Building and Site Sinking Fund generated approximately $49.6 million between 2004 and 2025, funding 2.4 million square feet of educational space and 754 acres of grounds. Staffing consists of 1,430 listed staff constituents, with 80% of district staff holding advanced degrees and a Superintendent (Dr. Michael Lonze, appointed June 6, 2024) supported by a Deputy Superintendent and three Assistant Superintendents. Student enrollment is not disclosed in the source material.

Name

Walled Lake Consolidated School District

Legal name

Walled Lake Consolidated School District

Website

https://wlcsd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Walled Lake Consolidated School District is a Michigan public K-12 school district operating 19 schools across a 55-square-mile area of Oakland County, serving students and families in Walled Lake, Commerce Township, Novi, Wixom, and surrounding communities, with funding from property taxes, state aid, and voter-approved bonds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care) (EDACAAAL)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Early childhood education
• Career technical education
• Community education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Walled Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Walled Lake Consolidated School District is a public K-12 school district operating 19 schools (12 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools) plus early childhood centers in Oakland County, Michigan. The district delivers comprehensive K-12 public education, Career and Technical Education programs, special education, adult transitions services for young adults with disabilities, before/after school child care, and community recreation and education programs for district residents.

Product overview

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is a public school district operating 19 schools (12 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools) plus early childhood and special services programs. The district offers core educational programs including Career and Technical Education with pathways in technology and business fields, Adult Transitions (W.A.V.E.S.) for students with disabilities, and WLTV student media production. Supplementary programs include Prime Time Care before/after school child care, Community Education recreation classes, the Outdoor Education Center, and Foundation for Excellence fundraising. Technology infrastructure includes a 1-to-1 Device Program and integration with ClassLink single sign-on, Skyward Family Access, and Illuminate data analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elementary Schools (K-5) Twelve elementary schools serving grades K-5 across the district, including Commerce, Dublin, Glengary, Hickory Woods, Keith, Loon Lake, Mary Helen Guest, Meadowbrook, Oakley Park, Pleasant Lake, Walled Lake, and Wixom Elementary Schools.
• Middle Schools (6-8) Three middle schools serving grades 6-8: Clifford H. Smart Middle School, Sarah G. Banks Middle School, and Walnut Creek Middle School.
• High Schools (9-12) Three comprehensive high schools: Walled Lake Central, Walled Lake Northern, and Walled Lake Western, serving grades 9-12 with advanced placement and career technical education programs.
• Walled Lake Early Childhood Center Early childhood education facility offering preschool programs including blended classroom, Early Childhood Special Education, Early Intervention, Pre-K For All (GSRP), and tuition-based programs.
• Adult Transitions Program (W.A.V.E.S.) Program for young adults aged 18-26 with disabilities providing transition services including micro-business operations, work-based learning, and life skills development.
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Career and technical education programs including Architecture and Design Technology, Business Management, Computer Science and Programming, Cybersecurity, Education, Engineering, Finance and Accounting, Marketing, Media Production, and Web Design. Includes articulation agreements with Oakland Community College, Ferris State University, and Baker College for college credit.
• Prime Time Care Before and after school child care program serving children at 16 buildings district-wide, with summer care options available. Currently serves more than 1,800 children.
• Community Education Programs including After School Adventures, Summer Adventures, and various recreational classes for community members of all ages, generating 18,000 annual registrations.
• Outdoor Education Center Facility offering outdoor education programs, rental options, and support opportunities, including the WLCSD 5th Grade Camp program.
• WLTV Student-produced community television station broadcasting on local cable channels (Comcast, Spectrum, AT&T U-Verse) and YouTube, with programs including morning announcements and student award-winners.
• Foundation for Excellence District foundation offering donations, golf scramble events, grant programs, kindergarten welcome kits, tuition expeditions, and Super Star Staff Awards to support district programs.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Navigate 360coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides threat assessment, suicide risk assessment, and ALICE training for school safety and security protocols
• ViewpointsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides student in crisis assessment services to support student mental health and wellbeing
• Secure Education ConsultantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides safety and security consulting services to the district
• EastersealssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides counseling and therapy support services for students
• Lakes Area Youth Assistance (LAYA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides student and family support services, youth assistance programs
• VLACsupportingTechnology or IntegrationProvides online educational support services for students
• Imagine LearningsupportingTechnology or IntegrationProvides educational technology and learning software solutions
• Oakland Community Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides crisis and counseling/therapy support services through county partnership
• Oakland County Sheriff's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw enforcement partnership for school safety and security
• Walled Lake Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal law enforcement partnership for school safety
• White Lake Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal law enforcement partnership for school safety
• Novi Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal law enforcement partnership for school safety
• Wixom Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal law enforcement partnership for school safety
• West Bloomfield Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal law enforcement partnership for school safety
• Wolverine Lake Police DepartmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal law enforcement partnership for school safety
• Orchard Lake Police DepartmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal law enforcement partnership for school safety
• Oakland SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntermediate school district providing educational services and support; Dr. Andrea Zellner currently works for Oakland Schools
• Oakland Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech prep partnership providing college credit for qualifying CTE program completers (A or B grade)
• Ferris State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArticulation agreement for CTE program credits toward bachelor's degree
• Baker CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArticulation agreement for CTE program credits toward bachelor's degree
• Foundation for ExcellencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict foundation providing grants, scholarships, and fundraising support including Golf Scramble, Kindergarten Welcome Kits, Tuition Expedition, and Super Star Staff Awards

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Rochester Community School District: Adjacent Oakland County public K-12 district with comparable enrollment scale and suburban demographics. Operates a similar mix of elementary, middle, and high schools with comparable bond history and award-winning programs, making it the closest direct peer in the same competitive set.
• Novi Community School District: Oakland County public K-12 district that directly competes for School of Choice enrollment. Overlapping service geography (Walled Lake district includes portions of Novi) and similar suburban demographic profile make it a head-to-head comparator on academic outcomes and bond capacity.
• Clarkston Community School District: Oakland County public K-12 district serving a similar suburban footprint with comparable school count and student demographics. Directly competes for residential families in the northern Oakland County corridor.
• Bloomfield Hills School District: Oakland County public K-12 district operating within similar size band and serving affluent suburbs. Comparable on bond capacity, advanced course offerings, and competitive academic positioning within the same county.
• Troy School District: Larger Oakland County public K-12 district with similar comprehensive programming model (CTE, special education, community education). Provides scale and infrastructure benchmarks comparable to WLCSD's planned modernization.
• Huron Valley Schools: Adjacent Oakland County public K-12 district with overlapping service geography in Commerce Township and White Lake. Comparable school count and demographic profile, competing for in-district transfers and School of Choice students.
• Plymouth-Canton Community Schools: Nearby Michigan public K-12 district of similar size with comprehensive programming including CTE and special education. Useful external benchmark for CTE articulation models and bond-funded facility modernization.
• Waterford School District: Oakland County public K-12 district adjacent to WLCSD with comparable enrollment scale and bond history. Competes for boundary-edge families and serves as a peer on cost-per-pupil and academic outcome benchmarking.

Others

• Oakland Schools: Intermediate school district (ISD) providing shared services and oversight to WLCSD and 27 other Oakland County districts. Not a competitor but a direct service partner — relevant for benchmarking administrative service delivery and special education cooperative models.

Broad incumbents

• Ann Arbor Public Schools: Larger Michigan public K-12 district operating at greater scale with similar comprehensive programming (CTE, special education, adult programs). Serves as an aspirational benchmark on academic differentiation and postsecondary articulation depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WalledLkSchools
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHZPd3JtrmoakLAHVUbeiMA
• Facebookfacebook.com/wlcsd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/walled-lake-consolidated-schools
• Instagraminstagram.com/walledlkschools

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries24 records

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