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 2025 Best Schools and Districts rankings released Monday.

The Novi Community School District district was among 557 Michigan school districts that earned a mention in Niche’s ranking of more than 11,000 school districts nationwide.

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: A-
Diversity: A-
College prep: A+
Administration: A
Food: A+

The school district, which has 6,655 students in eight buildings, received high marks from students, parents and teachers.

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

The top 25 school districts in Michigan and the letter grades assigned by Niche include:

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

The top five school districts nationwide are concentrated in two states, Illinois and New York. They are:

1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 (Illinois)
2. Glenbrook High School District 225 (Illinois)
3. Evanston Township High School District 202 (Illinois)
4. East Williston Union Free School District (New York)
5. Syosset Central School District (New York)

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.