Education

Education is always an important facet of a community; employers, educators and parents all share a common interest in attaining the highest quality of education possible. Wayne County has 35 school districts.

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A number of measures indicate the effectiveness of a school system: pupil - teacher ratios, expenditures per pupil, and standardized testing scores.

HIGHER EDUCATION
Some 20 institutions of higher learning are based in Wayne County. Wayne State University and the University of Michigan-Dearborn are nationally renowned public universities; in addition, the public community colleges offer vital educational opportunities at an affordable cost to the residents of the County. The independent colleges and universities, in turn, offer a broad variety of curriculums from business, design, and social sciences, to law.

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