| Dearborn Heights School District 7 | |
|---|---|
| Type and location | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PreK–12 |
| Region | Dearborn Heights, Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| District Info | |
| Superintendent | Jeffrey L. Bartold |
| Schools | 6 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 2,859[1] |
| Teachers | 146.3 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student-teacher ratio | 19.5:1[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | district7.net |
Dearborn Heights District 7 is a public school district in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. District 7 has six active schools. The superintendent is Jeffrey L. Bartold.
After being left out in the unification process of Dearborn Public Schools in 1966, District 7 was on its own.[2] At the time, District 7 had a total of 1,414 students living within the designated areas of Dearborn Heights. The school district had no schools in which to educate these students. "Part of the agreement with the state involving the Dearborn school merger was that children in D7 remaining in south Dearborn Township could attend Dearborn Public Schools for a reduced rate of $50 per student in grades K–8 and $188.50 for grades 9–12. State school aid was $113.50 for high schools, leaving D7 to pay the $75 difference as well as busing costs to the schools attended."[2]
Through the years 1947–1967, Dearborn District No. 7 built seven schools to annex itself from the Dearborn Public Schools. "At a school board meeting Nov. 29, 1966, when the board was also deciding on the name for its new high school, the board decided to change the district's name from Dearborn District No. 7 to Dearborn Heights District 7."[2]
Dearborn Heights District 7 contains six schools, Annapolis High School, Oakley W. Best Middle School, and Madison, Pardee, Polk, and Bedford Elementary Schools. As of the 2009–2010 school year, Dearborn Heights District 7 had been given a "B" grade by the Education YES program of the state of Michigan.[3]