Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Dexter’s public schools outscore 95% of Michigan districts
On the state math tests, 57% of Dexter’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dexter, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.
From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dexter’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 67% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 99–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,922 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Wylie Elementary School, then Mill Creek Middle School, then Dexter High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Dexter’s grade
A+: better than 95% of Michigan school districts, #26 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dexter, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Dexter
Dexter Early Elementary Complex
Grades PK–2 · 734 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Dexter
Dexter Early Elementary Complex
Grades PK–2 · 734 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Dexter
Dexter Early Elementary Complex
Grades PK–2 · 734 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Dexter
Dexter Early Elementary Complex
Grades PK–2 · 734 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Dexter
Creekside Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 479 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Dexter
Creekside Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 479 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Dexter
Dexter High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,053 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Dexter
Dexter High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,053 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Dexter
Dexter High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,053 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Dexter
Dexter High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,053 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Dexter’s public schools are run by Dexter Community School District, which also serves Dexter, Lima, Scio and Webster. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Dexter vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Dexter’s borders.
Every school in Dexter
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Dexter Alternative School and Bates).
Questions about Dexter’s schools
Are Dexter’s schools good?
By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Dexter children attend outscore 95% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #26 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dexter in?
Dexter Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,290 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Dexter kids go to high school?
Dexter High School, with 1,053 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Dexter’s graduation rate?
99–100% of the class of 2023 in Dexter Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.
How much does Dexter spend per student?
$16,922 in Dexter Community School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dexter families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dexter → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.