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Schools in Dearborn

Dearborn has 47 schools inside its limits: 33 public, 7 charter, and 7 private. 33 teach elementary grades, 18 middle grades, and 12 high school grades. The largest is Fordson High School, with 1,966 students (9 to 12). Charters are 18% of its public schools, below 26% across Wayne County.

Schools
47
Students
24,459
Federal counts
Students per teacher
15.8
Public and charter
Four-year graduation
95.5%
Class of 2025
Dearborn's limits from the Census, with its 47 schools pinned by kind.
  • Public
  • Charter
  • Private

From the federal and state files

What the numbers say about Dearborn

In Dearborn, by the federal district boundaries, Dearborn City School District covers all of it.

Across its public and charter schools there are 15.8 students for every full-time teacher, against 17.3 across Wayne County.

95.5% of the class of 2025 here (a cohort of 1,705 students) graduated in four years, above 84.0% for Michigan as a whole. Edsel Ford High School posted the highest rate, 98.0%.

80% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.

36 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).

2 schools are magnet schools, open to students from outside their attendance area.

The newest, by the state's register, is Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K-12, opened in July 2021.

7 private schools teach 2,588 students; the most common orientation is Roman Catholic (3).

The Census gives Dearborn a median home value of $218,800, 68% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1952 (ACS 2020-2024).

All the numbers

80% of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, compared with 66% across Wayne County.

36 schools run a federal Title I program for students from lower-income families (2021-22, the last year NCES reported it).

2 schools are magnet schools, open to students from outside their attendance area.

The newest, by the state's register, is Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K-12, opened in July 2021.

7 private schools teach 2,588 students; the most common orientation is Roman Catholic (3).

The Census gives Dearborn a median home value of $218,800, 68% of homes lived in by their owners, and a median year built of 1952 (ACS 2020-2024).

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Schools in Dearborn, asked and answered

5 questions

How many schools are in Dearborn?
47 schools stand inside Dearborn's limits: 33 public, 7 charter, and 7 private. The list above has every one with its grades and students.
Which school district serves Dearborn?
Dearborn City School District covers all of Dearborn, by the federal district boundaries.
What is the high school graduation rate in Dearborn?
95.5% of the class of 2025 at Dearborn's high schools graduated in four years, by the state's cohort count, against 84.0% for Michigan.
What is the largest school in Dearborn?
Fordson High School, with 1,966 students in the 2024-25 federal count.
Does Dearborn have charter or private schools?
Yes: 7 charter schools and 7 private schools. Charter schools are public and charge no tuition; private schools set their own.

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