20 best school districts in Michigan for 2024

A new report shows the best school districts in Michigan for 2024.

Niche released their annual school rankings list, featuring ranked schools, districts and other school-related data.

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“Our data analysts are dedicated to constantly reevaluating the data we collect to make certain our stats are up-to-date, accurate and complete. Our data is the backbone of our ranking algorithms, and we are serious about its accuracy and completeness.” You can read in-depth about methodology here.

Here are the top 20 Michigan school districts in the 2024 rankings:

1. Novi Community School District
2. Troy School District
3. Northville Public Schools
4. Okemos Public Schools
5. Bloomfield Hills Schools
6. Oakland Schools
7. Van Buren Independent School District
8. St. Joseph County Intermediate School District
9. Birmingham Public Schools
10. Ann Arbor Public Schools
11. Rochester Community School District
12. Grosse Pointe Public Schools
13. Copper Country Independent School District
14. Sanilac Independent School District
15. St. Joseph Public Schools
16. Forest Hills Public Schools (Grand Rapids)
17. West Bloomfield School District
18. Washtenaw Independent School District
19. East Lansing School District
20. East Grand Rapids Public Schools

Here are some other notable Michigan districts on the list:

• No. 38: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
• No. 40: Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
• No. 42: Lake Orion Community Schools
• No. 57: Walled Lake Consolidated School District
• No. 65: Chippewa Valley Schools
• No. 68: Farmington Public Schools
• No. 81: Livonia Public Schools School District
• No. 88: Oxford Community Schools

---> See the full rankings here