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Dexter Community School District, Michigan

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Dexter Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,366 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Dexter Community School District is a school district in Michigan (Livingston and Washtenaw counties). During the 2024 school year, 3,366 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

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

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School board

The Dexter Community School District consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Michael Cipolla20242030
Amy Reiser20242030
Daniel Alabré20212028
Melanie Szawara20212028
Brian Arnold20202026
Elise Bruderly20202026
Jennifer Kangas20202026

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,568,000 $2,208 11%
Local: $29,533,000 $8,618 42%
State: $33,065,000 $9,648 47%
Total: $70,166,000 $20,474
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $57,133,000 $16,671
Total Current Expenditures: $49,665,000 $14,492
Instructional Expenditures: $29,025,000 $8,469 51%
Student and Staff Support: $8,166,000 $2,382 14%
Administration: $4,881,000 $1,424 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,593,000 $2,215 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,410,000 $411
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,712,000 $499
Interest on Debt: $3,701,000 $1,079


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."[2]

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 54 >=50 <50 50-59 60-69 54
2018-2019 68 >=80 <50 50-59 PS 70-79 68
2017-2018 59 21-39 <=20 50-59 PS 80-89 59
2016-2017 70 60-79 <50 60-69 PS 60-69 70
2015-2016 68 60-79 <50 60-69 PS 70-79 68
2014-2015 63 60-79 <50 50-59 PS 70-79 63
2013-2014 54 40-59 <50 21-39 PS 60-79 54
2012-2013 54 60-79 <50 40-59 PS >=50 54
2011-2012 50 40-59 <50 40-59 PS >=50 50
2010-2011 91 >=80 >=50 60-79 PS >=50 91

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 63 >=50 <50 60-69 80-89 63
2018-2019 67 60-79 >=50 60-69 PS 60-69 67
2017-2018 57 40-59 21-39 60-69 PS 60-69 57
2016-2017 70 60-79 <50 60-69 PS 70-79 71
2015-2016 70 40-59 <50 70-79 PS 70-79 70
2014-2015 68 60-79 <50 50-59 PS 70-79 69
2013-2014 83 >=80 >=50 60-79 PS >=80 83
2012-2013 83 60-79 >=50 60-79 PS >=50 83
2011-2012 81 60-79 >=50 60-79 PS >=50 82
2010-2011 92 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS >=50 92

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 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2017-2018 97 >=50 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2016-2017 >=95 >=50 PS PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 92 >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2014-2015 90 >=50 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 92 PS PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 91 >=50 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2011-2012 93 >=50 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90 PS PS PS PS 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,366 -0.6
2022-2023 3,386 -1.2
2021-2022 3,427 0.8
2020-2021 3,398 -7.1
2019-2020 3,638 -0.6
2018-2019 3,660 0.5
2017-2018 3,643 1.1
2016-2017 3,604 1.2
2015-2016 3,559 0.8
2014-2015 3,532 -0.6
2013-2014 3,552 0.2
2012-2013 3,544 -1.0
2011-2012 3,578 -1.3
2010-2011 3,624 -1.5
2009-2010 3,677 0.7
2008-2009 3,651 0.0
2007-2008 3,652 0.8
2006-2007 3,624 2.1
2005-2006 3,547 1.4
2004-2005 3,496 0.2
2003-2004 3,489 3.7
2002-2003 3,359 5.3
2001-2002 3,182 2.9
2000-2001 3,090 3.2
1999-2000 2,992 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Dexter Community School District (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 3.7
Black 1.3 18.2
Hispanic 3.7 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 2.4 5.3
White 91.2 63.0

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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Dexter Community School District had 238.02 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.14.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 16.25
Elementary: 76.15
Secondary: 108.12
Total: 238.02

Dexter Community School District employed 12.99 district administrators and 12.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.99
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 12.00
School Administrative Support: 22.94
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 60.51
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.36
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.36
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 6.00
Student Support Services: 40.44
Other Support Services: 84.46


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Dexter Community School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bates0PK-12
Creekside Intermediate School5225-6
Dexter Alternative School18PK-12
Dexter Early Elementary Complex767PK-2
Dexter High School1,0919-12
Mill Creek Middle School4987-8
Wylie Elementary School4493-4

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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