School district · Michigan

Dearborn City School District

Dearborn City School District in Michigan: 37 public schools with 19,197 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,903 per student in FY2024.

Schools
37
Students
19,197
Students per teacher
14.7
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,903
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
1,302
Counselors (FTE)
30.0
Students per counselor
640
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
17.5
Librarians (FTE): 14.7

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

46%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

8,262 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

42%proficient

+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

8,402 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$11.2K15
$11.4K16
$11.2K17
$11.9K18
$12.6K19
$12.7K20
$13.7K21
$16.7K22
$18.2K23
$18.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $64.3M
State
62% · $261.8M
Local
23% · $98.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,290
Support services
$6,845
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$51.2M
Long-term debt
$73.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 20Middle schools: 8High schools: 7Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–531615.264%65%
Duvall Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–522916.756%53%
Geer Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–538014.234%23%
Haigh Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–555215.266%59%
Pre-K–569713.837%38%
Howard Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–543614.967%64%
Pre-K–522412.051%60%
Long Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–523813.448%45%
Lowrey Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–551513.445%57%
Maples Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–554114.145%44%
Pre-K–542414.238%38%
McDonald Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–535713.429%37%
Miller Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–557514.947%44%
Nowlin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–524312.644%43%
Oakman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–525313.549%44%
Pre-K–536613.044%42%
Salina Elementary P 3Free meals for all
Pre-K–340612.042%53%
Snow Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–546514.852%55%
Pre-K–53169.545%37%
Pre-K–558012.933%38%
Bryant Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–878116.856%45%
Dearborn STEM Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–816623.196%96%
Lowrey Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–844814.250%58%
Salina Intermediate 4 8Free meals for all
4–846111.431%35%
Smith Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–852513.642%29%
Stout Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–869813.347%36%
Unis Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–852214.740%26%
Woodworth Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–869914.736%26%
Dearborn High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,77519.6——
Dearborn Magnet High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1211351.4——
9–122424.0——
Edsel Ford High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,50217.0——
Fordson High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,96619.2——
Henry Ford Early CollegeFree meals for all
9–1222025.9——
9–1242239.4——
K–1251529.128%8.4%
Pre-K–122478.547%58%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
18700 Audette St, Dearborn, MI 48124
Phone
(313)827-3022
Website