Schools

Michigan's 100 Best Schools: Where Does Your School Rank?

Several schools in the Tri-County area made the cut in a ranking by Niche, found by Carnegie Mellon University students.

By Beth Dalbey

The Bloomfield Hills School District is the best in Michigan, and the Birmingham, Novi, Saline, Grosse Pointe and Troy were ranked Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7 in a new list of the nation’s top school districts.

The ranking and review website Niche, which was founded in 2002 by Carnegie Mellon University students and previously known as CollegeProwler.com, based its findings on key data from 8,738 school districts and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents.

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The Best Public School Districts ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall experience at public school districts in the United States and Puerto Rico. It uses data sourced from various government and public data sets, Niche’s own proprietary data, and 4,624,238 opinion-based survey responses across a variety of topics from 287,606 current students, recent alumni, and parents.

A high ranking in overall experience generally indicates that:

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  • Students are very happy with their experience in all aspects including academics, teachers, health, safety, resources, facilities, extracurriculars, sports, and fitness;
  • District schools are exceptional academic institutions in terms of teachers, students, resources for learning, and student outcomes;
  • District schools are made up of a diverse population and fosters an accepting, positive school culture;
  • Students are actively involved in a variety of extracurriculars and sports the district offers.

Scroll the list to find your district. Detailed information about each school’s score is found on the website.

  1. Bloomfield Hills School District
  2. Okemos Public Schools
  3. Birmingham City School District
  4. Novi Community School District
  5. Saline Area Schools
  6. Grosse Pointe Public Schools
  7. Troy School District
  8. Portage Public Schools
  9. Ann Arbor Public Schools
  10. Leland Public School District
  11. East Grand Rapids Public Schools
  12. East Lansing School District
  13. Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
  14. Rochester Community School District
  15. Dexter Community School District
  16. West Bloomfield School District
  17. Chelsea School District
  18. Northville Public Schools
  19. Forest Hills Public Schools
  20. Grand Haven Area Public Schools
  21. Spring Lake Public Schools
  22. Haslett Public Schools
  23. Houghton-Portage Township Schools
  24. Midland Public Schools
  25. New Buffalo Area Schools
  26. Marysville Public Schools
  27. Mona Shores Public School District
  28. West Ottawa Public School District
  29. Grosse Ile Township Schools
  30. St. Joseph Public Schools
  31. Williamston Community Schools
  32. Glen Lake Community Schools
  33. Grandville Public Schools
  34. Caledonia Community Schools
  35. Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
  36. Jenison Public Schools
  37. Hudsonville Public School District
  38. Lake Orion Community Schools
  39. Rockford Public Schools
  40. Saugatuck Public Schools
  41. Mattawan Consolidated School
  42. Frankenmuth School District
  43. Plainwell Community Schools
  44. Gull Lake Community Schools
  45. Traverse City Area Public Schools
  46. North Muskegon Public Schools
  47. Lakeshore School District (Berrien
  48. Hartland Consolidated Schools
  49. Edwardsburg Public Schools
  50. Farmington Public School Distric

Read the rest of the Michigan list on the webiste.

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