High Schools in Dearborn City School District

Summary:

The Dearborn City School District in Michigan is home to 7 high schools, serving students in grades 9-12. These schools include Fordson High School, Dearborn High School, Edsel Ford High School, Henry Ford Early College/Advanced Manufacturing, Henry Ford Early College, Dearborn Magnet High School, and Dearborn Newcomer College Prep Academy.

Within this district, the Henry Ford Early College and Henry Ford Early College/Advanced Manufacturing stand out as the top-performing schools, consistently ranking among the best in Michigan. These schools boast exceptional test scores, with 80-90% of students proficient or better in core subjects. In contrast, Fordson High School and Dearborn Magnet High School have the lowest test scores in the district.

While the district's overall 4-year graduation rate is around 82.8%, slightly below the state average, the dropout rate of 7.6% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the chronic absenteeism rate across all schools is quite high at 29.5%. The district also exhibits significant disparities in terms of free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 66.21% at Dearborn High School to 89.24% at Fordson High School, as well as in spending per student, from $13,136 at Henry Ford Early College/Advanced Manufacturing to $39,045 at Dearborn Magnet High School.

District Detail

18700 Audette St
Dearborn, MI 48124-4222

(313) 827-3022

SchoolDigger Rank:
279^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 19,197

Primary Schools: 20
Middle Schools: 8
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dearborn High School	Public	9-12	19501 Outer Dr	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1600	1,775	91	19.5	64.8%	1,657 (93.4%)	50 (2.8%)	39 (2.2%)	23 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	46.5	393^rd of 739 public high schools	46.8%		54.9	304^th of 743 public high schools	59.1%	89	54.8	25.7	25.4	39.2	$16,550	$1,328	$15,223
Edsel Ford High School	Public	9-12	20601 Rotunda Dr	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1500	1,502	88	17.0	69.8%	1,319 (87.8%)	88 (5.9%)	56 (3.7%)	20 (1.3%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	39.5	448^th of 739 public high schools	39.4%		30.4	510^th of 743 public high schools	31.4%	62	48.6	19.5	26.8	37.7	$17,171	$1,513	$15,658
Fordson High School	Public	9-12	13800 Ford Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1400	1,966	102	19.1	85.8%	1,922 (97.8%)	21 (1.1%)	12 (0.6%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20.4	581^st of 739 public high schools	21.4%		26.1	545^th of 743 public high schools	26.6%	36	35.8	21.2	13.9	20.8	$16,849	$1,767	$15,081
Henry Ford Early College	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 317-1584	220	9	25.8	65.9%	193 (87.7%)	6 (2.7%)	5 (2.3%)	14 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	99.2	4^th of 739 public high schools	99.5%		93.8	36^th of 743 public high schools	95.2%	32	89.4	68.1	80.9	80.9	$24,969	$1,241	$23,728
Dearborn Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 827-4800	113	2	51.3	77.9%	101 (89.4%)	9 (8.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	16.1				$39,045	$1,328	$37,717
Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 317-1584	422	11	39.4	70.4%	395 (93.6%)	9 (2.1%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.7	85^th of 739 public high schools	88.5%		77.4	133^rd of 743 public high schools	82.1%	48	78.6	47.6	45.2	50.0	$13,136	$1,264	$11,871
Dearborn Newcomer College Prep Academy	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 317-1588	24	1	24.0	75.0%	23 (95.8%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$30,674	$1,042	$29,632

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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High Schools in Dearborn City School District

District Detail

Henry Ford Early College

Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing

Dearborn High School

Edsel Ford High School

Fordson High School

Dearborn Magnet High School

Dearborn Newcomer College Prep Academy

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