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Dexter Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Scio Township, Dexter Township, Webster Township, Dexter and Lima Township, and parts of Hamburg Township, Lodi Township and Freedom Township.

Scio Township’s School Grade A better than 92% of Michigan school districts

Students
3,290
Schools
6
Spent per student
$16,922
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
10%
Debt
$89.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dexter Community School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Michigan districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 18 pts above the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $89.7M, about $27,257 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AScio Township 18,597ADexter Township 6,510A+Webster Township 6,485A+Dexter 4,461ALima Township 4,215

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Scio Township. Grade by grade →

K–521 elementary schoolsThis district
6–88 middle schoolsAnn Arbor Public Schools
9–12Dexter High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 33.6% · 1,733 students tested
Reading / language arts67%
State average 45.4% · 1,733 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)99–100%
State average 81.8% · 274 in the class

98% 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 2024
$16,922 per student · 2% above MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 49%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,382’20
3,411’21
3,364’22
3,345’23
3,290’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Dexter Early Elementary Complex
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Dexter
734 students15:1
Wylie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Dexter
A−
486 students17:1
Creekside Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Dexter
A−
479 students14:1
Mill Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dexter
A
525 students14:1
Dexter High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dexter
A+
1,053 students14:1
Dexter Alternative School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dexter
13 students8:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Ann Arbor Public SchoolsAnn Arbor Township, Ann Arbor, Pittsfield Township
$19,439per student
Brighton Area SchoolsBrighton, Genoa Township, Green Oak Township
$19,807per student
Chelsea School DistrictChelsea, Lyndon Township, Sylvan Township
$16,137per student
Saline Area SchoolsPittsfield Township, Saline, Saline Township
$16,731per student

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.