Kettering High School was a four-year high school within the Detroit Public Schools system. Located in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, the school was built in what is now known to be a low-income neighborhood. Kettering offered many classes that met the academic grading in the United States.HistoryBuilt in 1964 on the eastside of Detroit, Michigan, Kettering high school was named after Charles F. Kettering the famous American inventor, and head of research at General Motors.In 2010 DPS planned to consolidate Kettering with Southeastern High School. Officials stopped when they learned that rival gangs held influence at the schools. On February 2012, it was announced that Kettering would close at the end of the school year. Students in the regular program were rezoned to Denby, King, Pershing, and Southeastern. Kettering West Wing students were moved to schools with similar programs, including Charles R. Drew Transition Center, East English Village Preparatory Academy, Southeastern, and Jerry L. White Center. Reasons for closure included low academic performance and a decreasing number of enrolled students. In addition there were increased maintenance costs related to Kettering's physical plant.
