Dexter Alternative School

Located at 2704 BAKER RD, in DEXTER, Michigan, Dexter Alternative School is an one-room-style four-year high school that enrolls 13 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Dexter Community School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Dexter Alternative School sits 97% below that benchmark.

Dexter Alternative School is one of 6 schools operated by Dexter Community School District, a district that educates 3,290 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dexter Alternative School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 23% of students at Dexter Alternative School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washtenaw County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, Washtenaw County reports that median household income runs about $89,180, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Washtenaw County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), of which Dexter Alternative School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Creekside Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Dexter Alternative School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dexter Alternative School has declined 19%, going from 16 students in 2018 to 13 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 0% to 8% over that span.

On this page, the feed for Dexter Alternative School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.