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 Tocsin.
PK–52 elementary schoolsNorthern Wells Community Schools
6–8Norwell Middle SchoolNorthern Wells Community Schools
9–12Norwell High SchoolNorthern Wells Community Schools
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
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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.