Fordson High School

What Fordson High School does

Fordson High School is a public secondary school located at 13800 Ford Rd in Dearborn, Michigan, operated as part of the Dearborn Public Schools district under the Michigan Department of Education framework. Founded in 1928 and led by Principal Chadi Farhat, the school serves students in grades 9 through 12, with grade-level assistant principals assigned to each cohort (9th: Nail Jadallah; 10th: Keith Morris; 11th: Khaled Abdulla; 12th: Nadia Moussa). The school offers a comprehensive academic curriculum spanning Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Business, Industrial Arts, Music, Art, and Career & Technical Education, supplemented by Career Academies in Health Sciences, Business/Hospitality, Human Services, and Industry/Technology, plus Dual Enrollment partnerships with Henry Ford College and the University of Michigan–Dearborn (Dearborn Center for Math, Science & Technology).

The school's product surface is anchored by its official website (fhs.dearbornschools.org), the student-run Fordson Tower Tribune (with the digital Tractor Times companion), an athletics program branded around the "Tractors" mascot, an SAT vocabulary preparation resource, and a library service operating on the Destiny Discover platform. Technology used is commodity and operational rather than proprietary: ParentSquare for parent communications, Destiny Discover for library/reservations, Google Forms for registration/appointments, and Canva and Marq/LucidPress for digital publication production.

The revenue model is public education funding — state and local tax allocations channeled through Dearborn Public Schools, federal education funding, and minor fees for specific programs. No tuition is charged for standard enrollment. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer in the sense that families within the district enroll their students directly for in-person instruction. The school has 100+ staff across instructional departments (Math, Science, Social Studies, Electives, Special Education, ELL), counseling, social work, athletics, library/media, nursing, and administration. The institution operates a single campus serving the Dearborn community with no disclosed plans for geographic expansion.

Name

Fordson High School

Legal name

Dearborn Public Schools

Website

https://fhs.dearbornschools.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fordson High School is a public secondary school in Dearborn, Michigan, operated by Dearborn Public Schools, serving grades 9–12 with a comprehensive curriculum, Career Academies, Dual Enrollment partnerships with local colleges, athletics, and student publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• High school curriculum
• Career academy programs
• College preparation services
• Student athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Dearborn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public school within Dearborn Public Schools district, funding comes from state and local tax revenue, federal education funding, and student fees for programs such as meals and activities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fordson High School is a public secondary school within the Dearborn Public Schools district that delivers comprehensive high school education (grades 9-12) through in-person instruction. Its core offerings include a full academic curriculum across Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Electives, plus four Career Academies (Health Sciences, Business and Hospitality, Human Services, and Industry/Technology and Innovation), Dual Enrollment with local colleges, athletics, performing arts, and student publications.

Product overview

Fordson High School is a public high school within Dearborn Public Schools offering a comprehensive educational program. The school's product portfolio includes its official website as the primary information hub, the Fordson Tower Tribune student newspaper (available in both print and online Tractor Times editions), Career Academies providing specialized programs in Health Sciences, Business, Human Services, and Industry/Technology, an SAT Words preparation program, Library Services with digital resources, an Athletics program, and a full high school curriculum covering core academics and Career & Technical Education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Career Academies Specialized career-focused programs offering four academies: Academy of Health Sciences, Academy of Business and Hospitality, Academy of Human Services, and Academy of Industry, Technology and Innovation, designed to give students career pathway experience alongside their high school education.
• High School Curriculum Comprehensive curriculum covering all academic departments including Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Business, Industrial Arts, Music, Art, and Career & Technical Education for grades 9-12.
• Athletics Program School athletic program featuring the Tractors mascot offering various competitive sports teams and athletic events for enrolled high school students.
• Fordson Tower Tribune Student-run newspaper published in printed/paper format featuring monthly issues covering school news, events, and student content.
• Dual Enrollment Program Program allowing eligible 11th and 12th grade students to enroll in college classes through partnerships with Henry Ford College and University of Michigan-Dearborn, earning both high school and college credit.
• Library Services School library offering the Destiny Discover app for book reservations and checkouts, access to e-books, audio books, and research databases including Cengage, MEL.org, and Britannica for student research needs.
• Social-Emotional Support Services Counseling, social work, and emotional support services including an Emotional Support Hotline for students, addressing social-emotional well-being as part of the school program.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Dearborn Art Educator ExhibitminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023Annual art exhibit hosted at the Henry Ford Centennial Library Rotunda Gallery showcasing work from Dearborn art educators including Fordson teachers and students.
• Arab National OrchestraminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2018Fordson Choir performed with the Arab National Orchestra in October 2018 for a collaborative musical performance.
• Henry Ford College (HFC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual Enrollment partnership allowing eligible 11th and 12th grade students to enroll in college classes and earn both high school and college credit. Students can also pursue career pathways through Work Based Learning at HFC.
• University of Michigan - DearborncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual Enrollment partnership for 11th and 12th grade students to take college courses. Part of the Dearborn Center for Math, Science & Technology (DCMST) program.
• Henry Ford Centennial LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRotunda Gallery located in the Henry Ford Centennial Library hosts the annual Dearborn Art Educator Exhibit featuring student artwork.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Troy High School: Large public high school in Troy School District, Michigan. Comparable as a comprehensive Michigan public high school with extensive Career and Technical Education offerings, athletics, and dual enrollment partnerships — relevant benchmark for operational scale and program portfolio.
• Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor): Comprehensive public high school in Ann Arbor Public Schools, Michigan. Comparable as a similarly scaled Michigan public high school with established Career and Technical Education pathways, athletics, and extracurricular programming — useful as a regional benchmark for program breadth.
• Cass Technical High School: Selective public magnet high school in Detroit Public Schools Community District. Comparable as a large urban Michigan public high school offering specialized academic and career-focused programs to a similarly diverse student population in the broader metro Detroit area.

Emerging players

• Henry Ford Academy: Public charter high school located in Dearborn. Comparable as a secondary education provider in the same city, offering an alternative model (project-based, smaller cohort) that competes for Dearborn-resident students under Michigan's school-of-choice framework.

Direct peers

• Dearborn High School: Public high school in the same Dearborn Public Schools district as Fordson. Most directly comparable peer: same district governance, same funding model, same curriculum framework, competing for the same local student population under school-of-choice rules.
• Edsel Ford High School: Public high school within Dearborn Public Schools. Direct peer operating under identical district policies, funding, and oversight, serving overlapping geographic catchments and competing for in-district student choice.

Others

• Dearborn Public Schools (District): Parent district governing Fordson High School. Relevant not as a competitor but as the governing entity that controls funding allocation, curriculum standards, facility investment, and district-wide policy — the structural counterpart to Fordson's operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/fordsonchoirs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/fordson-high-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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