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Henry Ford Early College

Public Grades 9-12

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 98% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Henry Ford Early College is a small, specialized high school in Dearborn, MI, serving 220 students in grades 9-12 within the Dearborn City School District. This school stands out for its early college model, allowing students to earn college credits while completing their diploma, and it has consistently earned 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger for the past decade.

Academically, Henry Ford Early College produces results that far exceed both its district and state averages. In the most recent school year, 61.5% of 11th graders were proficient in science (vs. 24.2% district-wide), and 79.5% were proficient in social studies (vs. 35.1% district-wide). SAT math proficiency reached 60% compared to just 22.7% for the district. The school also maintains a near-perfect graduation rate of 97.3%, with zero dropouts in three of the past five years. Perhaps most notably, with 66% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school ranks in the top 5 in Michigan for academic performance among low-income students—proving that economic disadvantage need not limit achievement. This success contrasts sharply with traditional district high schools like Dearborn High School and Edsel Ford High School, where proficiency rates are 2.5 to 3.7 times lower across core subjects.

The school shares its campus with a sister program, Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing, which achieves similarly strong results (ranking 13th statewide) at roughly half the per-student cost ($12,461 vs. $25,795). While Henry Ford Early College spends significantly more per pupil, its student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1 is higher than nearby traditional high schools, suggesting the extra funding goes toward college tuition and specialized programming rather than smaller classes. For Dearborn families seeking a rigorous, college-focused pathway, this school offers an exceptional opportunity that dramatically outperforms traditional options in the same district.

220

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,795

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5101 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128-1495

(313) 827-6275

District: Dearborn City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Asian:

6.4%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (64% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Michigan high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg36%

Michigan avg43%

18^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Dearborn City School District

268^th of 625Dearborn 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	18 of 800	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.2	4 of 739	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	36 of 743	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	49 of 735	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	31 of 531	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	91 of 561	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	98.6	5 of 666	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	26 of 824	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	86.5	84 of 835	89.9%	★★★★★
2016	71.9	213 of 852	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	87.6	73 of 832	91.2%	★★★★★
2014	87.7	71 of 799	91.1%	★★★★★
2013	94.8	32 of 805	96.0%	★★★★★
2012	63.5	292 of 773	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.0	168 of 784	78.6%	★★★★☆
2010	45.0	505 of 765	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	35 of 686	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	99.5	3 of 629	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	24 of 619	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	72.7	124 of 611	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	50 of 416	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	123 of 462	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	97.2	7 of 554	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	21 of 710	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	99.7	4 of 719	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	99.9	2 of 635	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	11 of 654	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	31 of 614	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	71.3	84 of 417	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	99.8	2 of 532	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	5 of 755	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	159 of 693	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	98.7	5 of 628	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	91 of 633	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	97.1	11 of 611	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	32 of 707	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	25 of 671	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	99.1	5 of 639	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	57 of 638	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	75 of 647	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	39 of 492	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	74.5	99 of 516	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	97.9	10 of 582	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	16 of 708	97.7%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies80%+36 vs state

Science62%+26 vs state

Mathematics55%+22 vs state

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Great school my son is learning alot, college level school! Close Quote

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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 Early College	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6275	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%)	96.3	18^th of 800 public high schools	97.8%		99.2	4^th of 739 public high schools	99.5%	14	551.8	542.7	531.2	54.5	585.0	60.0	61.5	79.5	$25,795	$1,621	$24,175
Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6275	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%)	96.7	13^th of 800 public high schools	98.4%		83.7	85^th of 739 public high schools	88.5%	72	94.5	92.9	70.3	55.3	87.7	49.4	62.0	77.2	$12,461	$1,204	$11,257
Dearborn Newcomer College Prep Academy	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-6275	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)									$25,477	$1,280	$24,197
Detroit Leadership Academy High School	Public, Charter	7-12	5845 Auburn St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 769-2015	271	16	16.6	82.3%	3 (1.1%)	256 (94.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2.9	793^rd of 800 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)	24.0	6.3	328.6	338.9	365.4	345.4	2066.3	6.0	$18,739	$3,780	$14,958
Clara B Ford Academy SDA	Public, Charter	5-12	20651 West Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 436-0020	58	9	6.6	94.8%	17 (29.3%)	33 (56.9%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.3%)								(n/a)									$27,525	$5,310	$22,215
Henry Ford Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	20900 Oakwood Blvd	Dearborn	48121	Wayne County	Henry Ford Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 982-6193	476	45	10.6	58.2%	125 (26.3%)	234 (49.2%)	109 (22.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	37	480^th of 800 public high schools	40.0%		36.7	462^nd of 739 public high schools	37.5%	18	52.0	50.0	17.3	19.8	49.5	22.3	24.0	36.0	$15,031	$1,052	$13,979
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%)	51.7	347^th of 800 public high schools	56.6%		46.5	393^rd of 739 public high schools	46.8%	46	62.0	53.1	36.0	27.2	55.7	26.0	22.6	43.1	$17,114	$1,518	$15,596
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)		353.3		296.0	352.0	304.6	2064.9	8.6	$28,447	$1,651	$26,795
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%)	30.4	537^th of 800 public high schools	32.9%		39.5	448^th of 739 public high schools	39.4%	89	43.6	45.9	24.7	21.4	39.6	16.4	22.4	30.1	$18,531	$1,784	$16,747
Cody High School	Public	9-12	18445 Cathedral St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9200	563	36	15.6	90.4%	17 (3.0%)	534 (94.8%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6.7	747^th of 800 public high schools	6.6%		11.4	651^st of 739 public high schools	11.9%	96	12.3	13.0	4.8	6.5	7.7	349.4	6.9	27.5	$23,246	$3,062	$20,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Ford Early College

What is the racial makeup of Henry Ford Early College?

Students at Henry Ford Early College are 88% White, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Henry Ford Early College in?

Dearborn City School District

How many students attend Henry Ford Early College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 220 students attended Henry Ford Early College.

Is Henry Ford Early College a good school?

Yes! Henry Ford Early College is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 800 Michigan high schools.

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