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Henry Ford High School

Q: Is Henry Ford High School a good school?

Henry Ford High School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Michigan high schools.

Q: How many students attend Henry Ford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Henry Ford High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Henry Ford High School?

Students at Henry Ford High School are 99% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Henry Ford High School?

Henry Ford High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bow ElementaryMiddle School Elementary : Coleman A Young Elementary School Elementary : Cooke STEM Academy Elementary : Emerson ElementaryMiddle School Elementary : John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy

Public Grades 9-12

748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 6% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Henry Ford High School is a public high school in Detroit, MI, serving 607 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school serves a community with very high economic need, with nearly 9 in 10 students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Henry Ford faces significant academic challenges compared to nearby schools. The graduation rate of 67.2% is well below the district average of 83.1% and far behind schools like Renaissance High School (99.5%) and Communication and Media Arts High School (95.3%), both just a few miles away. The dropout rate of 20.3% is more than four times higher than those same schools. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 82.5% of students missing significant school—a rate over three times higher than Renaissance (26.6%). Test scores reflect these struggles: only 12.3% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT reading and writing, and just 6.1% in math, compared to 78.2% and 42.3% respectively at Renaissance.

There are some encouraging signs. The graduation rate has climbed from 48.6% in 2020-2021 to 67.2% currently, while the dropout rate has fallen from a peak of 30.9%. Interestingly, social studies proficiency (24.8%) is notably stronger than other subjects, suggesting a potential area of instructional strength. The school also spends more per student ($21,320) than higher-performing peers like Renaissance ($19,489), indicating that funding alone isn't the solution. The challenges at Henry Ford are deeply tied to attendance and student retention, requiring comprehensive support that goes beyond traditional academics. While the school is improving, parents considering this school should be aware that it lags significantly behind most nearby options and should explore the full range of choices in the area.

607

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,320

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20000 Evergreen Rd
Detroit, MI 48219-2000

(313) 494-7567

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Feeder schools for Henry Ford High School:

Elementary:	Bow ElementaryMiddle School
	Coleman A Young Elementary School
	Cooke STEM Academy
	Emerson ElementaryMiddle School
	More...
	John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.5%

Hispanic:

0.8%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2023 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (11% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (67% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg29%

Michigan avg44%

748^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2023

From bottom 1% (2023) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 20High Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

541^st of 625Detroit Public Schools Community District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	748 of 800	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	732 of 739	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	698 of 743	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	733 of 735	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	224 of 252	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	183 of 192	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	161 of 188	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	169 of 170	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	657 of 686	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	618 of 629	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	595 of 619	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	663 of 719	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	620 of 635	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	622 of 654	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	614 of 614	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	663 of 693	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	623 of 628	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	602 of 633	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies25%-18 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing12%-40 vs state

English Language Arts11%-48 vs state

Science8%-27 vs state

Mathematics5%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)		PSAT Mathematics (2026)		SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	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
Henry Ford High School	Public	9-12	20000 Evergreen Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7567	607	33	18.3	89.1%	2 (0.3%)	598 (98.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6.7	748^th of 800 public high schools	6.5%		3.4	732^nd of 739 public high schools	0.9%	16	10.9	10.8		4.6	12.3	6.1	8.3	24.8	$21,320	$2,860	$18,461
Communication and Media Arts High School	Public	9-12	19501 Berg Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9300	349	18	19.3	76.5%	2 (0.6%)	341 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	19.9	612^th of 800 public high schools	23.5%		7.9	677^th of 739 public high schools	8.4%	65	35.5	33.9	9.3	22.3	37.1		13.3	26.7	$20,490	$2,328	$18,162
Old Redford Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	8001 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 543-3080	451	15	31.1	80.5%	2 (0.4%)	444 (98.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.4	776^th of 800 public high schools	3.0%		3.1	734^th of 739 public high schools	0.7%	42	17.0	26.1			9.5			4.9	$15,449	$2,213	$13,236
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	15000 Trojan St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 397-3333	420	20	21.0	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	419 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.3	684^th of 800 public high schools	14.5%		11.8	649^th of 739 public high schools	12.2%	35	24.5	31.2	8.2	3.2	38.5	6.4	13.0	23.4	$13,642	$1,060	$12,582
Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	24675 Lahser Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-8606	1,049	65	16.2	57.6%	16 (1.5%)	970 (92.5%)	34 (3.2%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	10.7	698^th of 800 public high schools	12.8%		6.6	699^th of 739 public high schools	5.4%	1	32.1	39.0	2.6	3.4	26.8	6.3	7.7	18.1	$30,878	$2,797	$28,081
Renaissance High School	Public	9-12	6565 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 416-4600	1,197	60	20.0	64.4%	4 (0.3%)	1,156 (96.6%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.1%)	78.2	127^th of 800 public high schools	84.1%		72.6	169^th of 739 public high schools	77.1%	42	72.3	79.5	37.7	44.2	78.2	42.3	31.0	64.4	$19,489	$2,449	$17,040
Jerry L White Center	Public	9-12	14804 W McNichols Rd	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 416-4200	120	15	8.0	80.0%	13 (10.8%)	95 (79.2%)	10 (8.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$48,152	$7,816	$40,335
Randolph Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	17101 Hubbell St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 494-7100	5	11	.4		0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Casa	Public	9-12	22180 Parklawn St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 691-8502	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oak Park High School	Public	9-12	13701 Oak Park Blvd	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7740	798	42	18.8	74.6%	15 (1.9%)	748 (93.7%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	7.6	734^th of 800 public high schools	8.3%		5.6	706^th of 739 public high schools	4.5%	28	22.7	27.4	4.6	4.7	16.3		5.9	21.8	$19,447	$1,627	$17,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Ford High School

How many students attend Henry Ford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Henry Ford High School.

Is Henry Ford High School a good school?

Henry Ford High School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Michigan high schools.

What district is Henry Ford High School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What schools feed into Henry Ford High School?

Henry Ford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bow ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary : Coleman A Young Elementary School
Elementary : Cooke STEM Academy
Elementary : Emerson ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary : John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy

What is the racial makeup of Henry Ford High School?

Students at Henry Ford High School are 99% African American.

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