Romulus Senior High School
High school in Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan
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Romulus Senior High School or Romulus High School is the public high school in the city of Romulus, Michigan in Metro Detroit.
| Romulus Senior High School | |
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9650 South Wayne Road , 48174 | |
| Coordinates | 42°13′59″N 83°23′17″W |
| 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 | 9–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 518 (2024–2025)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.98[1] |
| Colors | Maroon and White [2] |
| Athletics conference | Western Wayne Athletic Conference[2] |
| Nickname | Eagles[2] |
| Rival | Belleville High School[citation needed] |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Newspaper | The Wingspan |
| Website | rhs.romulusk12.org |
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.[6][7]
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.[citation needed]
Notable people
- Wes Clark, professional basketball player[11]
- Kris Clyburn, professional basketball player, Israeli Premier League[12]
- Will Clyburn, professional basketball player, 2016 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League, 2019 EuroLeague Final Four MVP[13]
- Shaler Halimon, professional basketball player[14]
- Charlie Henry, former assistant basketball coach at Romulus, college and professional basketball coach.[15]
- John Holifield, professional football player[16]
- Jaren Holmes, professional basketball player[17]
- 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 player[19]
- John Long, professional basketball player[20]
- Terry Mills, professional basketball player[21]
- Nate Oats, former head basketball coach and teacher at Romulus, current head basketball coach at University of Alabama.[22]
- Devin Searcy, basketball player[23]
