Ann Arbor ranked No. 4 city with best public schools in US

A member of faculty hands a goodie bag to a graduating senior at Pathways to Success on June 15, 2020. (Ann Arbor Public Schools)

ANN ARBOR – The city of Ann Arbor has the fourth best public school district in the U.S., according to Niche.

To determine the rankings, Niche used several data points, including public sources like the U.S. Census, Department of Education and the FBI as well as millions of reviews and survey responses from students and parents across the country.

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It also considered factors like state test scores, SAT/ACT scores, graduation rates and teacher quality when ranking the districts.

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Below are Niche’s top 10 public school districts in America:

  • Naperville, Illinois
  • Carlsbad, California
  • Bellevue, Washington
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Irvine, California
  • The Woodlands, Texas
  • Thousand Oaks, California
  • Overland Park, Kansas
  • Plano, Texas
  • Boulder, Colorado

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To see the full 2022 Cities with the Best Public Schools in America list, click here.


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