Dearborn High School

Dearborn High School, a high-enrollment secondary school in DEARBORN, Michigan, part of Dearborn City School District, educates 1,775 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 286% larger than the state mean of about 460.

Across the 37 schools in Dearborn City School District (19,197 students total), Dearborn High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Dearborn High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder consists of 3% Black, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Dearborn High School records 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, Wayne County reports that median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Dearborn High School is one campus in the mix.

Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Dearborn High School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dearborn High School has declined 15%, going from 2,080 students in 2018 to 1,775 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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