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Dexter High School

Public Grades 9-12

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 94% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Dexter High School, part of the Dexter Community School District, is a large public high school in Dexter, MI, serving 1,053 students in grades 9-12 within a relatively affluent community where only 9.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Dexter High School stands out for its exceptional student engagement and outcomes. The school boasts a remarkable 98.1% graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year, far exceeding the state average of 84.0% and outpacing nearby schools like Pioneer High School (95.2%) and Skyline High School (90.1%). Perhaps most striking is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.0%—less than half the rate at Chelsea High School (27.0%) and dramatically lower than the Ann Arbor schools, which report rates above 56%. This suggests a highly engaged student body and a strong school-wide culture of attendance. Academically, Dexter excels in state assessments, with 61.3% of 11th graders proficient in Science and 61.7% in Social Studies—nearly double the state average and significantly higher than Pinckney Community High School (33.1% in Science).

What makes Dexter particularly noteworthy is its "high-performing, high-equity" profile. The school ranks in the 91st percentile for Special Education Students and the 93rd percentile for Low Socio-Economic Status students, indicating success across all student subgroups, not just its most advantaged learners. Additionally, Dexter achieves these results efficiently, spending $16,566 per student—less than Skyline High School ($19,868) and Pioneer High School ($18,475). One area for focus is mathematics: while 45.1% of 11th graders are proficient in SAT Math (well above the state's 26.5%), this trails Chelsea High School (59.1%) and Pioneer High School (62.8%). Overall, Dexter offers a consistent, well-rounded education with strong attendance, high graduation rates, and equitable outcomes—a compelling choice for families seeking a dependable, high-performing school.

1,053

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,566

Per pupil spending ?

9.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

2200 N Parker Rd
Dexter, MI 48130-9470

(734) 424-4240

District: Dexter Community School District

Feeder schools for Dexter High School:

Elementary:	Wylie Elementary School
Middle:	Creekside Intermediate School
	Mill Creek Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (65% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Michigan high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Michigan avg43%

45^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	92.0	45 of 800	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	42 of 739	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	69 of 743	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	20 of 735	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	23 of 531	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	14 of 561	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	21 of 666	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	50 of 824	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	20 of 835	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	8 of 852	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	20 of 832	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	95.8	21 of 799	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	96.9	16 of 805	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	94.8	25 of 773	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	90.9	27 of 784	96.6%	★★★★★
2010	90.4	28 of 765	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	90.6	40 of 754	94.7%	★★★★★
2008	88.8	61 of 750	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	70 of 767	90.9%	★★★★★
2006	89.5	45 of 705	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	63 of 686	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	40 of 629	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	47 of 619	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	35 of 611	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	22 of 416	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	20 of 462	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	18 of 554	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	76 of 710	89.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	76.3	33 of 190	82.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	48 of 719	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	99.5	6 of 635	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	70.9	139 of 654	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	237 of 614	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	132 of 369	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	98.5	9 of 417	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	92 of 532	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	288 of 755	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	27 of 693	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.6	44 of 628	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	90 of 633	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	97.0	13 of 611	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	18 of 440	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	9 of 472	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	31 of 543	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	34 of 707	95.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	38 of 179	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	19 of 220	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	77.5	17 of 125	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	35 of 130	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	7 of 116	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	68.0	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	10 of 61	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	20 of 315	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	51 of 671	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.6	45 of 639	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	81 of 638	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	94.2	29 of 647	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	21 of 492	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	18 of 516	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	23 of 582	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	60 of 708	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)83rd percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts83%+24 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing78%+26 vs state

Social Studies62%+18 vs state

Science61%+26 vs state

Mathematics54%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, September 19, 2016

Dexter High School makes your upper level learning environment fun and friendly, while still giving students the education they need and more. By far my best school experience, with GPA averages through the roof and full of excellent students and friends. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, May 23, 2011

If you want your kid to be a unique person with their own ideas and a value for nonconformity, stay away from DHS. People in Dxter are turned into clones by the time they reach the high school. I started as a freshman there after going to an Ann Arbor school all my life, and caouldn't believe how everyone one there is the same person over and over again. FOR THE SAKE OF BEING DIFFERENT, STAY AWAY FROM DEXTER SCHOOLS. 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 English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dexter High School	Public	9-12	2200 N Parker Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4240	1,053	77	13.6	9.5%	972 (92.3%)	10 (0.9%)	27 (2.6%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.2%)	92	45^th of 800 public high schools	94.4%		93	42^nd of 739 public high schools	94.3%	3		83.5	82.4		58.3	50.4	77.9	45.1						61.3		61.7	$16,566	$393	$16,173
Dexter Alternative School	Public	9-12	2704 Baker Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4100	13	2	7.9	23.1%	12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$27,082	$10,979	$16,103
Chelsea High School	Public	9-12	740 N Freer Rd	Chelsea	48118	Washtenaw County	Chelsea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 433-2201	750	46	16.3	8.9%	660 (88.0%)	4 (0.5%)	47 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	93.6	33^rd of 800 public high schools	95.9%		95.1	27^th of 739 public high schools	96.3%	6		87.7	80.6		80.0	74.3	72.2	59.1						51.1		59.2	$17,630	$765	$16,865
Skyline High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2552 N Maple Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 994-6515	1,237	70	17.6	19.8%	723 (58.4%)	118 (9.5%)	107 (8.6%)	149 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	137 (11.1%)	94.4	26^th of 800 public high schools	96.8%		97.4	12^th of 739 public high schools	98.4%	14		80.3	82.6		61.5	65.6	79.0	54.5						57.8		67.1	$19,868	$1,362	$18,506
Young Adult Programs	Public	12	1819 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8100	87	17	5.2	55.2%	40 (46.0%)	28 (32.2%)	7 (8.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)								(n/a)
Whitmore Lake High School	Public	6-12	7430 Whitmore Lake Rd	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Whitmore Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 449-4461	271	21	12.7	34.3%	230 (84.9%)	6 (2.2%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	70.7	180^th of 800 public high schools	77.5%		82.3	96^th of 739 public high schools	87.0%	84	72.9	71.7	68.2	25.0	26.1	34.1	68.4	21.1	48.8	57.9	30.0	39.5	48.9	67.6	56.3	72.2	$21,633	$1,408	$20,225
Community High School	Public	9-12	401 N Division St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2021	513	34	15.0	8.8%	386 (75.2%)	18 (3.5%)	34 (6.6%)	22 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.7%)	96.6	16^th of 800 public high schools	98.0%		99	6^th of 739 public high schools	99.2%	10		95.4	96.1		70.2	62.2	85.6	53.6						59.3		65.0	$16,959	$1,054	$15,905
Pioneer High School	Public	9-12	601 W Stadium Blvd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2120	1,671	93	17.9	20.8%	873 (52.2%)	210 (12.6%)	182 (10.9%)	229 (13.7%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	172 (10.3%)	93.8	30^th of 800 public high schools	96.3%		93.6	37^th of 739 public high schools	95.0%	7		83.6	80.4		63.1	59.9	81.3	62.8						59.6		57.1	$18,475	$1,126	$17,349
Pinckney Community High School	Public	9-12	10255 Dexter Pinckney Rd	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 225-5500	619	34	18.2	17.3%	558 (90.1%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (4.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	71.6	174^th of 800 public high schools	78.3%		70.9	179^th of 739 public high schools	75.8%	5		77.6	75.0		40.4	45.8	58.2	30.6						33.1		45.5	$13,601	$769	$12,832
The LINK A Pathway to Success	Public, Virtual, Magnet	9-12	2130 E M 36	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(810) 225-5516	15	0		46.7%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$19,242	$8,734	$10,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Dexter High School

What schools feed into Dexter High School?

Dexter High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Wylie Elementary School
Middle : Creekside Intermediate School
Middle : Mill Creek Middle School

Is Dexter High School a good school?

Yes. Dexter High School ranks in the top 5.6% of Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dexter High School?

Students at Dexter High School are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Dexter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,053 students attended Dexter High School.

What district is Dexter High School in?

Dexter Community School District

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