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Schools in Michiana

Michiana’s public schools

New Buffalo Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Michiana. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$36.0K
▲ 118% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
516 students on the public path
In brief

Michiana’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Michiana’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. New Buffalo Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); New Buffalo Senior High School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Michiana, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5New Buffalo Elementary Schoolin New BuffaloA
6–8New Buffalo Middle Schoolin New BuffaloA
9–12New Buffalo Senior High Schoolin New BuffaloB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New Buffalo Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

New Buffalo Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 516 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$36,004MI $16,528 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 45.4% · 315 students tested
Math64%
State average 33.6% · 315 students tested

Michiana vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Michiana’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Michiana—New Buffalo Area
New BuffaloA+New Buffalo Area

Springfield, IN borders Michiana but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Michiana

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Michianain other towns
New Buffalo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Buffalo
A
211 students11:1Rate it →
New Buffalo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Buffalo
A
133 students9:1Rate it →
New Buffalo Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Buffalo
B−
172 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Michiana’s schools

Are Michiana’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Michiana. New Buffalo Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Michiana. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Michiana in?

New Buffalo Area School District.

Where do Michiana kids go to high school?

New Buffalo Senior High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.