📍 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, Wayne County, 48124
Henry Ford Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dearborn, Wayne County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henry Ford Academy school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. It operates as a public charter school. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Henry Ford Academy enrolls 497 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 31% White and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 246 | 49% |
| White | 152 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
313 of the school's 497 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Henry Ford Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 3, state house district 15.
Henry Ford Academy is one of 1 schools in Henry Ford Academy, based in DEARBORN, Michigan. The district serves 476 students district-wide. With 497 students, Henry Ford Academy is close to the district average of about 476 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize