Dearborn City School District
Serves Dearborn, and parts of Dearborn Heights.
Dearborn’s School Grade B better than 64% of Michigan school districts
What stands out about Dearborn City School District
- Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Michigan districts
- Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
- Spends 14% more per student than the MI average
- 15 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.7% since 2020–21
- Debt of $67.1M, about $3,494 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B: better than 64% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Dearborn. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. MI
2021–22 · class of 202398% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 5.7% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
37 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.