These Are The Best School Districts In MI, New Ranking Says

MICHIGAN — Novi Community School District has been ranked as the best in Michigan in Niche’s 2024 Best Schools and Districts rankings, which was released this week.

The Novi Community School District was among 580 Michigan school districts included in Niche’s ranking of 12,192 school districts nationwide. The list includes 364 newly ranked school districts.

Niche gave the Novi Community School District a letter grade of A+. Grades in specific categories were:

Academics: A+
Teachers: A
Clubs and activities: A
Sports: A-
Resources and facilities: B+
Diversity: A-
College prep: A+
Administration: A
Food: A

The school district, which has 6,612 students in eight buildings, received high marks from students, parents and teachers.

For more information, read the full report on the Novi Community School District.

The top 25 school districts in Michigan and the letter grades assigned by Niche include: (click on the district name for full report card)

1. Novi Community School District, A+
2. Troy School District, A+
3. Northville Public Schools, A+
4. Okemos Public Schools, A+
5. Bloomfield Hills Schools, A+
6. Oakland Schools, A+
7. Van Buren Independent School District, A+
8. St. Joseph County Intermediate School District, A+
9. Birmingham Public Schools, A+
10. Ann Arbor Public Schools, A+
11. Rochester Community School District, A+
12. Grosse Pointe Public School System, A+
13. Copper Country Independent School District, A+
14. Sanilac Independent School District, A+
15. St. Joseph Public Schools, A+
16. Forest Hills Public Schools, A+
17. West Bloomfield School District, A+
18. Washtenaw Independent School District, A+
19. East Lansing School District, A+
20. East Grand Rapids Public Schools, A+
21. Saline Area Schools, A+
22. Huron Independent School District, A+
23. West Ottawa Public School District, A
24. Ingham Intermediate School District, A
25. Spring Lake Public Schools, A

Niche also ranked 94,058 public schools and 30,809 private schools. The platform said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet.

Niche placed Washtenaw International High School in Ypsilanti as the top ranked public high school in Michigan. Multiple other metro Detroit high schools were ranked in the list.

The rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

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