The Office of Student Records maintains the permanent records of current and former students of the Detroit Public Schools Community District.  Upon completion of an online request, the Student Records team may provide transcripts which are often used for placement in higher education and to confirm an individual's identification, verification of attendance for employmnent purposes and duplicate diploma requests. Upon submission of a student records request, we require a 10-day timeline for processing.

Request Student Records

• Transcript Release Request
• Education Verification
• Duplicate Diplomas

Requests by Mail 

We are currently not accepting walk-up requests. If you are unable to sbumit your records request online, you may mail in your request to:

Detroit Public Schools Community District
Student Records & Transcripts
1425 East Warren Avenue, 2^nd Floor
Detroit, MI 48207-1020

Acceptable Forms of Identification

When submitting your request online, you must submit a clear copy of your current identification to copbain a copy of your student records. The following documents are accepted:

• Driver's License
• State I.D.
• Passport
• Birth Certificate
• Court Documents
• Utility Bills
• Medical Records
• Insurance Documents
• Mail with Identifying Names and Addresses

If you are under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must request your records.

If you are 18 or older, you must request the record(s) or provide a written and signed documentation and a clear copy of your identification authorizing someone else to obtain a copy of your record(s). In addition, the person authorized to request a copy of your record(s) must also have a clear copy of their own photo identification as well.

Questions & Status Requests

To check the status of your submission, please contact student.records@detroitk12.org. Records requests submitted online may be fulfilled within 10 business days. When sending your inquiry, be sure to have the following information available: 

• Student’s Name(s) while attending the District
• Current Name and phone number
• Student’s Date of Birth
• Name of all schools student attended 
• Graduation month and year
• Student’s Home Address while in attendance