Dexter Community School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Scio, Dexter, Webster, Dexter and Lima, and parts of Hamburg, Lodi and Freedom.

At a glance

3,290Students enrolled

7Schools

5Towns served

$16,922Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

10%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs MI

Math proficiency54%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts63%

State average 47.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 82.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,922

per student each year · 2% above the MI average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration38%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)44%

State49%

Federal8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,382’20

3,411’21

3,364’22

3,345’23

3,290’24

Students

White · 91%2,994

Hispanic · 4%122

Two or more races · 2%76

Asian · 1%47

Black · 1%43

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%5

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Scio17,725 people

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Dexter6,634 people

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Webster6,575 people

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Dexter4,521 people

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Lima4,058 people

Also covers small parts of Hamburg, Lodi and Freedom.

Schools7 in district

Dexter Early Elementary ComplexElementary · Grades PK–2 · 734 students · Dexter

Wylie Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–4 · 486 students · Dexter

Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 525 students · Dexter

Creekside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 479 students · Dexter

Dexter High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,053 students · Dexter

Dexter Alternative SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 13 students · Dexter

BatesOther · Grades PK–12 · Dexter

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Ann Arbor Public SchoolsAnn Arbor · Ann Arbor · Pittsfield · $19,439 per student

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Brighton Area SchoolsBrighton · Genoa · Green Oak · $19,807 per student

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Chelsea School DistrictChelsea · Lyndon · Sylvan · $16,137 per student

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Saline Area SchoolsPittsfield · Saline · Saline · $16,731 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.