B
Dearborn City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Dearborn, and parts of Dearborn Heights.
Students
19,197
Schools
37
Spent per student
$18,903
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$67.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Dearborn City School District
- School Grade B: better than 62% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts above the state
- Spends 14% more per student than the MI average
- 15 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.7% since 2020
- Debt of $67.1M, about $3,494 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mill Township.
PK–1Westview Elementary SchoolMississinewa Community School Corporation
2–5Northview Elementary SchoolMississinewa Community School Corporation
6–8R J Baskett Middle SchoolMississinewa Community School Corporation
9–12Mississinewa High SchoolMississinewa Community School Corporation
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency26%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,903 per student · 14% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 62%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
20,351’20
20,073’21
19,874’22
19,557’23
19,197’24
Down 5.7% since 2020.
Students
White 94%Black 3%Hispanic 2%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
37 public schools.
Henry Ford Elementary School
C−697 students14:1
William Ford Elementary School
C−580 students13:1
Miller Elementary School
C−575 students15:1
Haigh Elementary School
A−552 students15:1
Maples Elementary School
C+541 students14:1
Lowrey Elementary School
C+515 students13:1
Snow Elementary School
B465 students15:1
Howard Elementary School
A−436 students15:1
McCollough Elementary School
C+424 students14:1
Salina Elementary P 3
D406 students12:1
Geer Park Elementary School
C−380 students14:1
River Oaks Elementary School
C+366 students13:1
McDonald Elementary School
C−357 students13:1
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School
B+316 students15:1
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School
C316 students10:1
Oakman Elementary School
C+253 students14:1
Nowlin Elementary School
C+243 students13:1
Long Elementary School
C238 students13:1
Duvall Elementary School
A−229 students17:1
Iris Becker Elementary School
C+224 students12:1
Bryant Middle School
B+781 students17:1
Woodworth Middle School
C699 students15:1
Stout Middle School
B−698 students13:1
Smith Middle School
C+525 students14:1
Unis Middle School
C+522 students15:1
Salina Intermediate 4 8
C−461 students11:1
Lowrey Middle School
B−448 students14:1
Dearborn STEM Middle School
A+166 students23:1
Fordson High School
B1,966 students19:1
Dearborn High School
B+1,775 students20:1
Edsel Ford High School
C+1,502 students17:1
Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing
B+422 students39:1
Henry Ford Early College
A220 students26:1
Dearborn Magnet High School
D−113 students51:1
Dearborn Newcomer College Prep Academy
24 students24:1
Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K12
515 students29:1
Howe Trainable Center and Montessori
A−247 students8:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.