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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 0.9% 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

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 1% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Henry Ford High School is a public high school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 605 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 549 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Henry Ford High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Michigan high schools, with poor performance on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 2.94% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to 12.4% for the district and 34.9% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 61.2% to 82.8% in recent years, lower than the state average, and it has experienced extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 88.3%. Despite increased funding and a lower student-teacher ratio, the school has struggled to improve outcomes for its students.

Nearby schools, such as Renaissance High School, Jerry L. White Center, and Communication and Media Arts High School, also struggle academically, but they generally perform better than Henry Ford High School. For example, Renaissance High School ranked 169 out of 739 Michigan high schools in 2024-2025, with significantly higher test scores and graduation rates.

607

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,796

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: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2023 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (8% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (61% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg25%

Michigan avg44%

732^nd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 17High Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

549^th of 613Detroit 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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies11%-31 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing10%-45 vs state

Science3%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Henry Ford High School

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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
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%)	3.4	732^nd of 739 public high schools	0.9%		6.5	698^th of 743 public high schools	6.1%	34	10.3		2.9	10.9	$20,796	$3,376	$17,420
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%)	7.9	677^th of 739 public high schools	8.4%		23.9	569^th of 743 public high schools	23.4%	108	29.3	5.3	6.7	12.0	$21,151	$2,124	$19,027
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%)	3.1	734^th of 739 public high schools	0.7%					(n/a)	11.0		5.6	6.7	$12,343	$3,466	$8,876
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%)	11.8	649^th of 739 public high schools	12.2%		8	684^th of 743 public high schools	7.9%	35	31.0		9.1	19.2	$13,217	$1,177	$12,040
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%)	6.6	699^th of 739 public high schools	5.4%		6.3	701^st of 743 public high schools	5.7%	2	22.0		5.7	14.8	$19,944	$1,989	$17,955
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%)	72.6	169^th of 739 public high schools	77.1%		46.9	362^nd of 743 public high schools	51.3%	193	80.6	39.8	25.2	58.7	$17,843	$2,036	$15,807
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)					$53,660	$6,349	$47,312
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)					$197,002	$79,192	$117,810
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%)	5.6	706^th of 739 public high schools	4.5%		4.8	721^st of 743 public high schools	3.0%	15	13.8		6.8	15.4	$19,449	$1,552	$17,897

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Ford High School

What is the racial makeup of Henry Ford High School?

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

Is Henry Ford High School a good school?

Henry Ford High School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Michigan high schools.

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

How many students attend Henry Ford High School?

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

What district is Henry Ford High School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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