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Dearborn Heights, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Dearborn Heights School District #7 #175 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,112 per pupil, Dearborn Heights School District #7 ranks #528 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,539
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,112
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dearborn Heights School District #7 operates 6 public schools serving 2,539 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,112 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 14.1% local, 71.1% state, and 14.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 61/100, ranked #175 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 343.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 53.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.9% White, 21.6% African American, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 67.7/100.
Its largest campus is Annapolis High School, enrolling 682 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy, at 42 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Annapolis High School accounts for 26.9% of all Dearborn Heights School District #7 student enrollment
That concentration means Dearborn Heights School District #7-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Dearborn Heights School District #7 school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Dearborn Heights School District #7 school enrollment ranges from 42 students (lowest) to 682 students (highest), a spread of 640 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Dearborn Heights School District #7 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Dearborn Heights School District #7 student-counselor ratio is 344:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Dearborn Heights School District #7 is typically wider than the Dearborn Heights School District #7-aggregate figure suggests.
Dearborn Heights School District #7 chronic absenteeism rate is 53.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Dearborn Heights School District #7's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Dearborn Heights School District #7?
Dearborn Heights School District #7 has 6 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,539 students.
How much does Dearborn Heights School District #7 spend per student?
Dearborn Heights School District #7 spends $12,112 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #175 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Dearborn Heights School District #7?
Dearborn Heights School District #7 students are 56.9% White, 21.6% African American, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dearborn Heights School District #7?
Dearborn Heights School District #7 has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #175 out of 707 districts in Michigan.