History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

HISTORY OF OAKLAND COUNTY

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There is no reason why every school district in the state should not
maintain a library, and it is hoped that school officers and teachers will
make a strenuous effort to provide this means of culture for the children placed under their care.
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS
All eighth grade scholars who have passed the eighth grade county
examination and received diplomas may enter any of the three nearest
high schools and their tuition must be paid by their district. Provided, that the parent or legal guardian of such children must notify the
officers of their district of their intention to send their children to a specified high school on or before the fourth Monday in June. The amount
of such tuition cannot exceed twenty dollars per year. Surplus primary
money may be used to pay tuition, and the school board may vote a
tax for the payment of transportation of such children.
DISTRICT SCHOOLS OF THE COUNTY
The district schools included in the public school system of Oakland county are as follows: Addison township-Brewer, Leonard,
Lakeville, Kingsbury, National and Arnold schools.
Avon township-Stony Creek, Wilcox, Frank, Hamlin, Rochester,
Brewster, Ross, Hubbell, Christian Hill, Graham and Stiles schools.
Bloomfield township-Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Hickory Grove,
Linton, Gilbert Lake, Hammond, Tuscarora, Wing Lake and Bartlett
schools.
Brandon township-Seymour Lake, Oak Hill, Union, Brandon Center and Ortonville schools.
Commerce township-Plains, Walled Lake, Sugden, Stephens, Sleeth,
Union, Burch, Killam, Wixom, Jones, Commerce and Patten schools.
Farmington township-Coleman, German, Nichols, Green, Thayer,
Fair View, West Farmington, Farmington, Clarenceville and Noble
schools.
Groveland township-Algoe, Stone, Campbell, Groveland Center, Cottage and Bird schools.
Highland township-Hickory Ridge, Clyde, Excelsior, Highland Station and Grub schools.
Holly township-Stony Run, Belford, Five Points, Olive Branch,
Holly, Patterson, Willover and Traphagan schools.
Independence township-Sashabaw, Clarkston, Bailey Lake, Hunter
and Bigelow schools.
Lyon township-Kensington, Wood, Wilson, Blackwood, Smith, New
Hudson, Bullard and South Lyon schools.
Milford township-Town Line, Foote, Bird, Milford, Stone, Tuck)
Taylor, Welch, Pickett and Hale schools.
Novi township-Bassett, East Novi, Stone, West Novi, Yerkes, Chapman, Novi, Griswold and Sanford schools.
Oakland township-Snell, Goodison, Kline, Brush, Eaton and Carpenter schools.