Fordson High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Dearborn, Michigan

Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan enrolled 1,966 students in 2024-25 with 102.5 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% 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 91% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

2,339 students in 2022-23, 2,092 students in 2023-24, 1,966 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 119.5 to 102.5.

Students enrolled at Fordson High School by school year2022-23: 2,339, 2023-24: 2,092, 2024-25: 1,96601k2k3k2022-232,3392023-242,0922024-251,966
Students enrolled at Fordson High School by school year2022-23: 2,339, 2023-24: 2,092, 2024-25: 1,96601k2k3k2022-232,3392023-242,0922024-251,966
Students enrolled at Fordson High School by school year2022-23: 2,339, 2023-24: 2,092, 2024-25: 1,96601k2k3k2022-232,3392023-242,0922024-251,966
Students enrolled at Fordson High School by school year2022-23: 2,339, 2023-24: 2,092, 2024-25: 1,96601k2k3k2022-232,3392023-242,0922024-251,966
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,339119.519.6
2023-242,092110.918.9
2024-251,966102.519.2

19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 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.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Fordson High School 19.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherFordson High School 19.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Fordson High School 19.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherFordson High School 19.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Fordson High School 19.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherFordson High School 19.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Fordson High School 19.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherFordson High School 19.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

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).

28 AP courses and one counselor per 406 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fordson High School enrolled 2,437 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 126 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses28
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 406 of the 2,437 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions126
  • Chronically absent23.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.8% of students were White, 1.1% Black, 0.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White97.8%
  2. Black1.1%
  3. Hispanic0.6%
  4. Asian0.5%
  5. Two or more races0.1%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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 Fordson High School scored proficient or above: 19% 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. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math19%33% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); 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

91% of the 579 students in Fordson High School'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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate91%90%81.8%
Students in the class5791,689115,301

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

7 public high schools in Dearborn report 2024-25 enrollment; Fordson High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fordson High School1,96619.283.6%
Dearborn High School1,77519.661.6%
Edsel Ford High School1,50217.066.8%
Henry Ford Academy47610.752.9%
Riverside Academy West Campus47021.899.6%
SER Metro YouthBuild Learning Academy10936.368.8%
Dearborn Newcomer College Prep Academy2424.075.0%

All public schools in Dearborn →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fordson High School

  1. Riverside Academy West CampusThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 470 students, 21.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. SER Metro YouthBuild Learning AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 109 students, 36.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Fordson High School with Riverside Academy West CampusStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dearborn City School District spends per student$18,204 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,204
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganFordson High School is the number 13 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#13 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.19.2:1
  7. 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 Fordson High School

  1. How many students attend Fordson High School?
    1,966 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,339 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dearborn, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fordson High School?
    19.2 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.
  3. Is Fordson High School a Title I school?
    Fordson High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fordson High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Fordson High School scored proficient or above: 19% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Fordson High School?
    91% of the 579 students in Fordson High School'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.
  6. What district is Fordson High School in?
    Dearborn City School District, NCES district ID 2611600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261160004591 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.

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