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Dexter, Michigan - 6 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Dexter Community School District #337 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,492 per pupil, Dexter Community School District ranks #164 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,386
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,492
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dexter Community School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,386 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary, 1 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 Washtenaw County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,492 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.1% local, 47.1% state, and 10.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #337 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 434.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.1% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dexter Early Elementary Complex, with a diversity index of 20.8/100.
Its largest campus is Dexter High School, enrolling 1,053 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dexter Alternative School, at 13 students, a 81x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dexter High School accounts for 31.1% of all Dexter Community School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dexter Community School District-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.
Dexter Community School District school enrollment varies 81× across entities
Dexter Community School District school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 1,053 students (highest), a spread of 1,040 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Dexter Community School District student-counselor ratio is 434:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Dexter Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Dexter Community School District'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 Dexter Community School District?
Dexter Community School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,386 students.
How much does Dexter Community School District spend per student?
Dexter Community School District spends $14,492 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #337 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Dexter Community School District?
Dexter Community School District students are 91.1% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, 1.2% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dexter Community School District?
Dexter Community School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #337 out of 707 districts in Michigan.