Dearborn Heights School District #7
Dearborn Heights School District #7 is a public school district based in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, serving 2,387 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #165 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 398 students each, about the same as the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Mark Kleinhans. It spends about $11,345 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.6 students per teacher.
How Dearborn Heights School District #7 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Dearborn Heights School District #7 | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,345 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,971 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $29.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 205 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 369 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 239 | 585 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change
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Peer districts in Michigan
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Schools of PetoskeyPetoskey | 2,409 | 6 | $12,087 | 14.7 | #163 |
| Tecumseh Public SchoolsTecumseh | 2,397 | 5 | $10,895 | 17.4 | #164 |
| Dearborn Heights School District #7Dearborn Heights · this district | 2,387 | 6 | $11,345 | 11.6 | #165 |
| Sparta Area SchoolsSparta | 2,371 | 4 | $11,543 | 16.9 | #166 |
| Otsego Public SchoolsOtsego | 2,368 | 6 | $11,092 | 16.4 | #167 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Villa CCSD 41Lake Villa, IL | 2,388 | $14,368 | 13.3 |
| Maple Shade School DistrictMaple Shade, NJ | 2,388 | $20,078 | 10.9 |
| BloomfieldBloomfield, NM | 2,388 | $12,818 | 13.9 |
| Berkeley Township School DistrictBayville, NJ | 2,385 | $18,938 | 11.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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