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Dearborn High School

Public Grades 9-12
393rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 739 Michigan High Schools
Better than 47% of Michigan high schools
Summary

Dearborn High School is a public high school in Dearborn, Michigan, serving 1,882 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Dearborn City School District, which is ranked 279 out of 613 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Dearborn High School's performance is generally below the state average, with only 25.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. However, the school performs better in certain subject areas, such as SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, where 54.8% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 55.4%. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 81.7% to 97.8% in recent years, and its dropout rate has also varied, from 0.8% to 8.1%. Dearborn High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.9% to 30.8%, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Henry Ford Early College, another school in the Dearborn City School District, consistently outperforms Dearborn High School in academic measures, while Edsel Ford High School performs similarly. Schools outside the Dearborn City School District, such as Westwood North Academy and Westwood Virtual Academy, generally perform worse than Dearborn High School across various metrics.

1,775
Students ?
19.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,550
Per pupil spending ?
64.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 19501 Outer Dr
       Dearborn, MI  48124-1663

(313) 827-1600

District: Dearborn City School District


Feeder schools for Dearborn High School:

Elementary:    Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School
    Haigh Elementary School
    Howard Elementary School
    Maples Elementary School
    More...
Middle:    Bryant Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.4%
African American:
2.8%
Hispanic:
2.2%
more
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025
Strengths
98% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg32%
Michigan avg40%
393rd of 739
Michigan public high schools ?
Bottom 47%▼ down 24 pts since 2015
From top 29% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 5High Schools in the Dearborn City School District
279th of 613Dearborn City School 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202546.5393 of 73946.8%★★☆☆☆
202454.9304 of 74359.1%★★★☆☆
202340.0429 of 73541.6%★★☆☆☆
202257.6240 of 53154.8%★★★☆☆
202156.0210 of 56162.6%★★★☆☆
201966.8207 of 66668.9%★★★☆☆
201875.4178 of 82478.4%★★★★☆
201766.2241 of 83571.1%★★★★☆
201659.5331 of 85261.2%★★★☆☆
201570.3244 of 83270.7%★★★★☆
201470.4219 of 79972.6%★★★★☆
201371.5220 of 80572.7%★★★★☆
201270.9227 of 77370.6%★★★★☆
201171.2265 of 78466.2%★★★☆☆
201078.8143 of 76581.3%★★★★☆
200965.1333 of 75455.8%★★★☆☆
200873.2224 of 75070.1%★★★★☆
200777.1156 of 76779.7%★★★★☆
200672.5213 of 70569.8%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202482.524 of 18887.2%★★★★☆
202351.368 of 17060.0%★★★☆☆
201868.554 of 25478.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202521.639 of 5326.4%★☆☆☆☆
202437.022 of 4348.8%★★★☆☆
202321.729 of 3517.1%★☆☆☆☆
202239.53 of 540.0%★★★★☆
202132.94 of 520.0%★★★☆☆
201927.619 of 2729.6%★★☆☆☆
201839.345 of 10255.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202538.4383 of 62939.1%★★☆☆☆
202457.6239 of 61961.4%★★★☆☆
202325.7465 of 61123.9%★☆☆☆☆
202251.1218 of 41647.6%★★☆☆☆
202140.6270 of 46241.6%★★☆☆☆
201970.2139 of 55474.9%★★★★☆
201873.0170 of 71076.1%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202468.058 of 19570.3%★★★★☆
201868.756 of 20172.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202542.1361 of 63543.1%★★☆☆☆
202457.0246 of 65462.4%★★★☆☆
202338.0381 of 61437.9%★★☆☆☆
202265.9122 of 36966.9%★★★☆☆
202152.2189 of 41754.7%★★★☆☆
201965.5143 of 53273.1%★★★★☆
201873.5148 of 75580.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202543.8344 of 62845.2%★★☆☆☆
202443.1345 of 63345.5%★★☆☆☆
202343.8347 of 61143.2%★★☆☆☆
202253.0214 of 44051.4%★★★☆☆
202158.6159 of 47266.3%★★★☆☆
201952.7253 of 54353.4%★★★☆☆
201870.3199 of 70771.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201846.5131 of 31558.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202535.3420 of 63934.3%★★☆☆☆
202443.3354 of 63844.5%★★☆☆☆
202329.2462 of 64728.6%★☆☆☆☆
202247.5261 of 49247.0%★★☆☆☆
202150.0229 of 51655.6%★★★☆☆
201956.8247 of 58257.6%★★★☆☆
201868.1198 of 70872.0%★★★★☆
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 (2024)87th percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2024)70th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2018)58th percentile-20 vs school
Male (2025)45th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)34th percentile-13 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing55%~ state avg
Social Studies39%-3 vs state
Mathematics26%~ state avg
Science25%-10 vs state

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Dearborn High School ranks 393rd of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,775 students attended Dearborn High School.

Students at Dearborn High School are 93% White, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.


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