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Dearborn Public Schools
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 20,128 (2022-2023)
Schools: 37 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Dearborn Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Wayne County). During the 2023 school year, 20,128 students attended one of the district's 37 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018
• 2014

Dearborn Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamal Aljahmi (Nonpartisan)	22.8	14,300
✔	Submit photo	Amer Zahr (Nonpartisan)	13.6	8,534
		Jim Thorpe (Nonpartisan)	13.2	8,279
		Robbin Makled (Nonpartisan)	13.1	8,215
	Submit photo	Nasri Sobh (Nonpartisan)	10.5	6,582
	Submit photo	Silvio Davis (Nonpartisan)	7.9	4,979
	Submit photo	Steve Durant (Nonpartisan)	5.7	3,550
	Submit photo	Mark Trzeciak (Nonpartisan)	5.1	3,171
	Submit photo	Mohammad Mubarak (Nonpartisan)	4.3	2,689
	Submit photo	Jackson Wagner (Nonpartisan)	3.0	1,892
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	461

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,652
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ammerah Saidi (Nonpartisan)

Dearborn Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hussein Berry (Nonpartisan)	28.4	12,413
✔	Submit photo	Patrick D'Ambrosio (Nonpartisan)	23.3	10,185
	Submit photo	Redhwan Saleh (Nonpartisan)	17.6	7,688
	Submit photo	Steve Durant (Nonpartisan)	14.8	6,493
	Submit photo	Angie Hammock-Isaacson (Nonpartisan)	9.1	3,972
		Ned Apigian (Nonpartisan)	3.4	1,495
		Other/Write-in votes	3.4	1,489

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,735
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Byron Brooks (Nonpartisan)

Dearborn Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adel Mozip (Nonpartisan)	16.7	14,392
✔		Irene Watts (Nonpartisan)	14.8	12,802
✔		Mary K. Petlichkoff (Nonpartisan)	14.3	12,301
		Khodr Farhat (Nonpartisan)	14.3	12,288
		Paul Goddard (Nonpartisan)	13.6	11,718
		Nofila Haidar (Nonpartisan)	12.1	10,430
	Submit photo	Sharifa Galab (Nonpartisan)	8.9	7,685
	Submit photo	Batoul Baiz (Nonpartisan)	5.0	4,303
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	311

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,230
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Dearborn Board of Education At-large

General election

Special general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large

Patrick D'Ambrosio defeated Albert Abbas, Sabrina Evans-Cummings, and Maali Luqman in the special general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Patrick D'Ambrosio (Nonpartisan)	31.8	10,711
	Submit photo	Albert Abbas (Nonpartisan)	27.6	9,284
	Submit photo	Sabrina Evans-Cummings (Nonpartisan)	20.0	6,741
	Submit photo	Maali Luqman (Nonpartisan)	19.9	6,700
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	199

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,635
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Dearborn Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Thorpe (Nonpartisan)	19.7	10,819
✔		Roxanne McDonald (Nonpartisan)	19.1	10,505
		Adel Mozip (Nonpartisan)	17.3	9,518
	Submit photo	Cyndi Parrelly (Nonpartisan)	11.8	6,474
	Submit photo	Aman Fidama (Nonpartisan)	9.4	5,192
	Submit photo	Khalil El-Saghir (Nonpartisan)	9.1	4,993
		Billy Amen (Nonpartisan)	8.2	4,507
	Submit photo	Afaf Ahmad (Nonpartisan)	4.8	2,659
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	291

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,958
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Dearborn Board of Education At-large

General election

Special general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Mary Lane won election in the special general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mary Lane (Nonpartisan)	97.5	19,977
		Other/Write-in votes	2.5	514

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,491
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Dearborn Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Mariam Bazzi, incumbent Michael Meade, and incumbent Mary K. Petlichkoff won election in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Mariam Bazzi (Nonpartisan)
✔		Michael Meade (Nonpartisan)
✔		Mary K. Petlichkoff (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Michigan are held on the first Tuesday after the First Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384

Recent or upcoming election dates for all local school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all local school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

• Filing deadline date: July 21, 2026
• General election date: November 3, 2026

Election system

School board members in Michigan are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Michigan are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Michigan Election Law on school board candidate nominating petitions states, "(2)The nominating petition must be substantially in the form prescribed in section 544c, except that the petition must be nonpartisan." It also states, "At any regular election, the names of the several nonpartisan offices to be voted for shall be placed on a separate portion of the ballot containing no party designation in the following order: [...], and in a year in which an election for the office is held, local school district board member, metropolitan district officer, and district library board member."

See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303 and Section 168.699

Winning an election

The candidate or candidates that receive the most votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.307

Term length and staggering

All school districts other community school districts in Michigan have board member terms of either four or six years depending on the board by-laws. As of 2022, 60% of school districts in Michigan had six-year board member terms, and 40% -- including community school districts -- had four-year board member terms.

Community school districts in Michigan have four-year board member terms. Initial terms for the first board members of newly organized community school districts are two, four, or six years to stagger elections.

See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.11a and Michigan Statute Section 380.384

For community school districts in Michigan, as close to half of school board members as possible for each district are elected every two years, which means either three or four seats are up for election at each even-year election. At the first board member election after community school districts are first organized, all seven board member seats are elected. Two members are elected to two-year terms, three members are elected to four-year terms, and two members are elected to six-year terms, with higher vote totals dictating longer initial terms. After initial terms, all board members have four-year terms, which results in staggered elections: four seats up in one election and three seats up in the next election.

Michigan statute requires that at least one board member must be elected every two years at each regular even-year election. Specific seat staggering details for school districts other than community school districts are determined at the local level by the district board's bylaws. Most districts with four-year board member terms elect as close to half of board members as possible every two years. Most districts with six-year board member terms elect as close to one-third of board members as possible every two years.

See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384 and Michigan Statute Section 168.301

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members in Michigan are elected at large by all voters in the district.

See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303, Section 168.307, and Section 380.384 (3)

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file affidavits and nomination petitions or candidate filing fees by 4 p.m. on the 15th Tuesday before the November election. This means that the school board candidate filing deadline is in late July every even-numbered year.

See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303

Newly elected school board members in Michigan officially take office on January 1 of the year following the election.

See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384 and Section 168.302

 

About the district

School board

Dearborn Public Schools consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Jamal Aljahmi	2025	2030
Amer Zahr	2025	2030
Patrick D'Ambrosio	2021	2028
Adel Mozip	2019	2026
Mary K. Petlichkoff	2014	2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Dearborn Public Schools

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Michigan House of Representatives District 3	Alabas Farhat	Democratic Party	72%	93%
Michigan House of Representatives District 15	Erin Byrnes	Democratic Party	28%	45%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$48,450,000	$2,373	15%
Local:	$93,324,000	$4,571	29%
State:	$181,342,000	$8,882	56%
Total:	$323,116,000	$15,826

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$293,866,000	$14,393
Total Current Expenditures:	$279,890,000	$13,708
Instructional Expenditures:	$172,400,000	$8,443	59%
Student and Staff Support:	$38,834,000	$1,902	13%
Administration:	$24,448,000	$1,197	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$44,208,000	$2,165	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$5,354,000	$262
Construction:	$1,548,000	$75
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$2,901,000	$142
Interest on Debt:	$5,116,000	$250

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	26	40-44	15-19	25-29	<50	<50	27
2018-2019	40	60-64	26	30-34	<50	21-39	40
2017-2018	32	40-44	18	30-34	<50	21-39	33
2016-2017	37	55-59	18	25-29	<50	21-39	37
2015-2016	38	45-49	20	30-34	<50	21-39	39
2014-2015	44	50-54	22	35-39	<50	40-59	45
2013-2014	44	50-54	22	30-34	<50	<50	46
2012-2013	41	45-49	22	25-29	<50	21-39	42
2011-2012	39	45-49	22	20-24	<50	21-39	40
2010-2011	82	90-94	71	75-79	>=50	60-79	82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	39	45-49	30-34	45-49	>=50	<50	39
2018-2019	47	60-64	42	55-59	>=50	40-59	47
2017-2018	36	45-49	30	35-39	>=50	21-39	36
2016-2017	44	55-59	41	45-49	>=50	40-59	44
2015-2016	47	55-59	41	50-54	>=50	40-59	47
2014-2015	57	60-64	46	60-64	>=50	60-79	57
2013-2014	60	80-84	55	60-64	>=50	>=50	60
2012-2013	59	65-69	55	60-64	>=50	60-79	59
2011-2012	56	60-64	46	50-54	>=50	40-59	56
2010-2011	76	85-89	73	75-79	>=50	60-79	77

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	95	>=50	80-89	>=80		PS	95
2018-2019	96	>=50	>=90	>=80	PS	PS	96
2017-2018	95	>=50	80-89	>=90	PS	PS	95
2016-2017	95	>=80	85-89	>=80	PS	PS	95
2015-2016	93	>=50	85-89	>=80	PS	PS	93
2014-2015	90	>=80	80-84	80-89	PS	PS	91
2013-2014	87	>=50	70-79	80-89	PS	PS	88
2012-2013	86	>=50	75-79	80-89	PS	PS	87
2011-2012	83	>=50	70-74	60-79	PS	PS	83
2010-2011	76	>=50	65-69	60-79	PS	PS	77

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	20,128	0.0
2021-2022	20,138	-1.4
2020-2021	20,417	-1.0
2019-2020	20,614	-0.5
2018-2019	20,717	-0.8
2017-2018	20,873	1.0
2016-2017	20,674	4.1
2015-2016	19,819	1.7
2014-2015	19,482	1.5
2013-2014	19,190	1.4
2012-2013	18,915	0.9
2011-2012	18,736	0.4
2010-2011	18,653	-0.4
2009-2010	18,725	1.3
2008-2009	18,478	1.1
2007-2008	18,277	-0.9
2006-2007	18,445	1.6
2005-2006	18,158	2.7
2004-2005	17,659	-2.4
2003-2004	18,083	0.6
2002-2003	17,981	-2.5
2001-2002	18,439	7.1
2000-2001	17,129	2.6
1999-2000	16,678	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Dearborn Public Schools (%)	Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2	3.6
Black	3.0	18.1
Hispanic	1.9	8.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	0.4	5.1
White	93.4	63.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Dearborn Public Schools had 1,269.64 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.85.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	54.40
Kindergarten:	43.00
Elementary:	254.72
Secondary:	465.26
Total:	1,269.64

Dearborn Public Schools employed 35.50 district administrators and 76.30 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	35.50
District Administrative Support:	9.00
School Administrators:	76.30
School Administrative Support:	144.93

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	75.29
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	28.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	21.50
Librarians/Media Specialists:	14.90
Library/Media Support:	11.00
Student Support Services:	303.50
Other Support Services:	454.45

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

Dearborn Public Schools operates 37 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Bryant Middle School	796	6-8
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School	343	PK-5
Dearborn High School	1,969	9-12
Dearborn Magnet High School	0	9-12
Dearborn Newcomer College Prep Academy	12	9-12
Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K12	405	KG-12
Dearborn Stem Middle School	164	6-8
Duvall Elementary School	199	PK-5
Edsel Ford High School	1,639	9-12
Fordson High School	2,339	9-12
Geer Park Elementary School	372	PK-5
Haigh Elementary School	559	PK-5
Henry Ford Early College	229	9-12
Henry Ford Early Collegeadvanced Manufacturing	396	9-12
Henry Ford Elementary School	726	PK-5
Howard Elementary School	450	PK-5
Howe Trainable Center And Montessori	269	PK-12
Iris Becker Elementary School	215	PK-5
Long Elementary School	230	PK-5
Lowrey Elementary School	523	PK-5
Lowrey Middle School	500	6-8
Maples Elementary School	574	PK-5
Mccollough Elementary School	430	PK-5
Mcdonald Elementary School	335	PK-5
Miller Elementary School	552	PK-5
Nowlin Elementary School	201	PK-5
Oakman Elementary School	239	PK-5
River Oaks Elementary School	389	PK-5
Salina Elementary P 3	405	PK-3
Salina Intermediate 4 8	475	4-8
Smith Middle School	465	6-8
Snow Elementary School	455	PK-5
Stout Middle School	790	6-8
Unis Middle School	579	6-8
Whitmorebolles Elementary School	299	PK-5
William Ford Elementary School	578	PK-5
Woodworth Middle School	773	6-8

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