Clara B Ford Academy SDA
Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Clara B Ford Academy SDA in Dearborn Heights, Michigan enrolled 58 students in 2024-25 with 8.8 full-time teachers, 6.6 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Michigan: 81.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 32% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
44 students in 2022-23, 57 students in 2023-24, 58 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.9 to 8.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 44 | 8.9 | 4.9 |
| 2023-24 | 57 | 9.1 | 6.3 |
| 2024-25 | 58 | 8.8 | 6.6 |
6.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Michigan high schools
Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 51 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clara B Ford Academy SDA enrolled 51 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 51 of the 51 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent63.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.9% of students were Black, 29.3% White, 10.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black56.9%
- White29.3%
- Two or more races10.3%
- Hispanic3.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Clara B Ford Academy SDA scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | under 50% | not published | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
under 50% of the 11 students in Clara B Ford Academy SDA's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Michigan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | under 50% | not published | 81.8% |
| Students in the class | 11 | not published | 115,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Dearborn Heights
4 public high schools in Dearborn Heights report 2024-25 enrollment; Clara B Ford Academy SDA is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood High School | 1,272 | 20.5 | 62.7% |
| Annapolis High School | 682 | 7.9 | 65.0% |
| Robichaud Senior High School | 328 | 13.6 | 80.2% |
| Clara B Ford Academy SDA | 58 | 6.6 | 94.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Clara B Ford Academy SDA
- Henry Ford Early CollegeThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 220 students, 25.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced ManufacturingThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 422 students, 39.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Clara B Ford Academy SDA with Henry Ford Early CollegeStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA) spends per student$38,295 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$38,295
- The largest public schools in MichiganClara B Ford Academy SDA is the number 754 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#754 of 908
- Michigan schools by students per teacher6.6 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.6.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Clara B Ford Academy SDA
How many students attend Clara B Ford Academy SDA?
58 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 44 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dearborn Heights, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Clara B Ford Academy SDA?
6.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Clara B Ford Academy SDA a Title I school?
Clara B Ford Academy SDA ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Clara B Ford Academy SDA do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Clara B Ford Academy SDA scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Clara B Ford Academy SDA?
under 50% of the 11 students in Clara B Ford Academy SDA's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Clara B Ford Academy SDA in?
Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA), NCES district ID 2600947. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260094707780 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.