About Detroit Public Schools

Detroit Public Schools is creating Centers of Excellence in every school in every neighborhood. The district's primary mission is educating students to perform at high academic levels. DPS offers educational advantages to students and parents/guardians across the system reforms throughout the district's 130 schools. Those include:

• $77.4 million in student grants and scholarships, up $20 million since 2009
• 10 new state-of-the-art school buildings or major renovations opening in September. DPS has built or remodeled 40 schools since 2000.
• Netbooks for every student in grades 6-12 for the first time this fall
• Added time in reading and math instruction for all elementary students
• Free Summer Academy for elementary and middle school students
• 5 new DPS-authorized charter schools led by educators with proven track records of raising achievement
• Reading Corps tutors for all pre-K students.
• Business partners for every school to help raise student achievement
• Extended day at most schools
• Two new Online Parent Portals to keep parents connected to their children's classwork and grades
• Parent Engagement initiatives, including workshops and eight neighborhood Parent Resource Centers
• Wide-ranging scholar-athlete programs through the Detroit Public School League
• Robust Fine Arts programs with instrumental music, vocal music and dance
• DPS-only college-readiness scholarship guarantees
• A portfolio of school options, including single-gender, arts and medical career paths and career technical education
• 9 different languages offered (Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Latin and Sign Language) while the Office of English Language Learners supports teachers teaching over  8,000 students, speaking up to 44 different languages
• Safety and security enhancements districtwide

District Data

• Budget and Salary/Compensation Transparency Reporting
• Financial Data & Reports
• Research, Evaluation & Assessment Data & Reports
  • 2010-2011 Annual Education Reports
  • 2009-2010 Annual Education Reports
  • School Profile Reports
• Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Reports
• AARA School Improvement Grant (SIG)
• List of All Schools
• Map of All Schools