#T1New Buffalo Township
Berrien County · 2,517 peopleSchools grade, graded within the state·Overall B · #333 of 697 in MI
New Buffalo Township, #1 on this list · Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Michigan rankings · Schools
Towns with the best schools in Michigan
New Buffalo Township, Northville and Northville Township share first place on schools among Michigan’s 699 towns of 2,500+; 283 of the 699 grade A− or better (schools are graded within each state).
The Schools grade: state test results and graduation rates of the districts serving each town, compared with the state’s other districts (U.S. Department of Education). How grades work
#T1A+
#T1Northville
Oakland County · 6,013 peopleSchools grade, graded within the state·Overall A+ · #6 of 697 in MI
#T1Northville Township
Wayne County · 31,399 peopleSchools grade, graded within the state·Overall A+ · #30 of 697 in MI
All 699 towns
Schools grade, best first (graded within Michigan). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 692 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
699 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
T1New Buffalo TownshipBerrien County · 2,517 peopleA+graded within the state·Overall B · #333 of 697
T14Southfield TownshipOakland County · 14,671 peopleA+graded within the state·Overall A · #46 of 697
T26Georgetown TownshipOttawa County · 55,682 peopleA+graded within the state·Overall A+ · #23 of 697
T36Brighton TownshipLivingston County · 19,489 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A · #67 of 697
T43Hartland TownshipLivingston County · 16,108 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A+ · #28 of 697
T43Spring Lake TownshipOttawa County · 15,705 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A · #107 of 697
T43Tittabawassee TownshipSaginaw County · 11,007 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #263 of 697
T43Village of Grosse Pointe ShoresWayne County · 2,533 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A · #53 of 697
T59Pittsfield TownshipWashtenaw County · 40,265 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #218 of 697
T70Green Oak TownshipLivingston County · 19,901 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A+ · #31 of 697
T80Whitewater TownshipGrand Traverse County · 2,736 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A · #118 of 697
T80Williamstown TownshipIngham County · 5,338 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #237 of 697
T90Grand Haven TownshipOttawa County · 19,981 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A− · #133 of 697
T90Paradise TownshipGrand Traverse County · 5,101 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #204 of 697
T97Northfield TownshipWashtenaw County · 8,785 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A · #54 of 697
T97Tyrone TownshipLivingston County · 12,270 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #245 of 697
T113Breitung TownshipDickinson County · 5,857 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall B · #282 of 697
T113Deerfield TownshipLivingston County · 4,102 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A · #112 of 697
T113Independence TownshipOakland County · 37,725 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A · #51 of 697
T113Oceola TownshipLivingston County · 14,888 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A− · #170 of 697
T113Summerfield TownshipMonroe County · 3,195 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A− · #173 of 697
T113Washington TownshipMacomb County · 29,229 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #225 of 697
T129West Bloomfield TownshipOakland County · 66,049 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A− · #135 of 697
T134Negaunee TownshipMarquette County · 3,292 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall B · #331 of 697
T134Superior TownshipWashtenaw County · 14,862 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #200 of 697
T146Little Traverse TownshipEmmet County · 2,622 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A · #92 of 697
T146Maple Grove TownshipSaginaw County · 2,646 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #485 of 697
T153Emmett TownshipSt. Clair County · 2,515 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #261 of 697
T153Leighton TownshipAllegan County · 7,374 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #142 of 697
T153Watertown TownshipClinton County · 5,890 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #252 of 697
T172Allendale TownshipOttawa County · 27,519 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A · #104 of 697
T172Argentine TownshipGenesee County · 7,021 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #191 of 697
T172Farmington HillsOakland County · 83,291 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #205 of 697
T172Springfield TownshipOakland County · 14,832 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A · #102 of 697
T185Blair TownshipGrand Traverse County · 9,208 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #284 of 697
T187Acme TownshipGrand Traverse County · 4,531 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A · #49 of 697
T187Chocolay TownshipMarquette County · 6,014 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #176 of 697
T187Davison TownshipGenesee County · 20,403 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #492 of 697
T187East Bay TownshipGrand Traverse County · 11,780 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #137 of 697
T187Elmwood TownshipLeelanau County · 5,039 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #224 of 697
T187Garfield TownshipGrand Traverse County · 19,698 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #258 of 697
T187Green Lake TownshipGrand Traverse County · 6,822 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #255 of 697
T187Long Lake TownshipGrand Traverse County · 10,101 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #313 of 697
T187Marion TownshipLivingston County · 12,051 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #210 of 697
T187Marquette TownshipMarquette County · 4,196 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B− · #407 of 697
T187Peninsula TownshipGrand Traverse County · 6,160 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #190 of 697
T187Port Sheldon TownshipOttawa County · 5,480 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #249 of 697
T187Schoolcraft TownshipKalamazoo County · 9,316 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #241 of 697
T187St. Clair TownshipSt. Clair County · 7,159 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #320 of 697
T187Traverse CityGrand Traverse County · 15,832 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #305 of 697
T187Yankee Springs TownshipBarry County · 5,462 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #202 of 697
T215Highland TownshipOakland County · 20,319 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A · #113 of 697
T215Milford TownshipOakland County · 18,008 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #211 of 697
T215White Lake TownshipOakland County · 31,377 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #189 of 697
T228Antwerp TownshipVan Buren County · 13,832 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #196 of 697
T228Clinton TownshipMacomb County · 101,374 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #440 of 697
T228Grand Blanc TownshipGenesee County · 40,022 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #347 of 697
T228Manchester TownshipWashtenaw County · 4,550 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #121 of 697
T228Montcalm TownshipMontcalm County · 3,532 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #339 of 697
T228Overisel TownshipAllegan County · 3,169 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #147 of 697
T228Prairieville TownshipBarry County · 3,393 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B− · #362 of 697
T228Royalton TownshipBerrien County · 5,198 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #267 of 697
T248Livingston TownshipOtsego County · 2,748 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #174 of 697
T248Otsego Lake TownshipOtsego County · 2,968 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #352 of 697
T254Chesterfield TownshipMacomb County · 47,770 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #253 of 697
T254Cohoctah TownshipLivingston County · 3,185 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #270 of 697
T254Lexington TownshipSanilac County · 3,452 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #342 of 697
T254Richfield TownshipGenesee County · 8,941 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B− · #427 of 697
T254Sterling HeightsMacomb County · 133,931 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #447 of 697
T266Birch Run TownshipSaginaw County · 5,853 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B− · #358 of 697
T266Buchanan TownshipBerrien County · 3,475 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B− · #406 of 697
T266Columbus TownshipSt. Clair County · 4,303 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B · #336 of 697
T266Cottrellville TownshipSt. Clair County · 3,469 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall B+ · #223 of 697
T266East China TownshipSt. Clair County · 3,661 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #510 of 697
T266Spring Arbor TownshipJackson County · 8,526 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A · #39 of 697
T284Deerfield TownshipLapeer County · 5,802 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #201 of 697
T284North Branch TownshipLapeer County · 3,557 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #235 of 697
T289Chikaming TownshipBerrien County · 2,752 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #264 of 697
T289Ishpeming TownshipMarquette County · 3,449 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #119 of 697
T289Saugatuck TownshipAllegan County · 3,688 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #162 of 697
T301Fruitland TownshipMuskegon County · 5,955 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #439 of 697
T301Grass Lake TownshipJackson County · 6,273 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #138 of 697
T301Hamburg TownshipLivingston County · 20,901 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A · #58 of 697
T301Putnam TownshipLivingston County · 7,797 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #248 of 697
T313Richland TownshipSaginaw County · 3,902 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B− · #356 of 697
T313Sault Ste. MarieChippewa County · 13,083 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B− · #418 of 697
T318Grayling TownshipCrawford County · 5,892 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #502 of 697
T334Columbia TownshipJackson County · 7,515 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #462 of 697
T334Vernon TownshipShiawassee County · 4,296 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #269 of 697
T340Harrison TownshipMacomb County · 23,984 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #471 of 697
T340Pavilion TownshipKalamazoo County · 6,333 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall C · #553 of 697
T347Benton TownshipCheboygan County · 3,158 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall C− · #570 of 697
T347Fabius TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,325 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B− · #367 of 697
T347Stockbridge TownshipIngham County · 3,998 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #157 of 697
T347Unadilla TownshipLivingston County · 3,284 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall A− · #122 of 697
T358Brownstown TownshipWayne County · 32,680 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B · #326 of 697
T358Chesaning TownshipSaginaw County · 4,654 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B · #271 of 697
T358Groveland TownshipOakland County · 6,274 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B · #273 of 697
T358Kinross TownshipChippewa County · 6,790 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #246 of 697
T358Shiawassee TownshipShiawassee County · 2,726 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B− · #389 of 697
T358St. Joseph TownshipBerrien County · 9,703 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B− · #369 of 697
T374Gun Plain TownshipAllegan County · 6,169 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall A− · #178 of 697
T374Menominee TownshipMenominee County · 3,306 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B− · #431 of 697
T374St. Charles TownshipSaginaw County · 3,115 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B · #341 of 697
T381Lockport TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,825 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall C · #533 of 697
T403Fruitport TownshipMuskegon County · 15,666 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall C+ · #509 of 697
T403Woodhull TownshipShiawassee County · 3,689 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B · #311 of 697
T415Big Rapids TownshipMecosta County · 4,096 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall C− · #608 of 697
T415Millington TownshipTuscola County · 4,171 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall C+ · #473 of 697
T415Reynolds TownshipMontcalm County · 5,687 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B+ · #243 of 697
T445Manistee TownshipManistee County · 4,268 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B− · #423 of 697
T445Paw Paw TownshipVan Buren County · 6,884 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B− · #395 of 697
T454Flushing TownshipGenesee County · 10,574 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B− · #416 of 697
T454Gerrish TownshipRoscommon County · 2,839 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall C+ · #448 of 697
T462Cooper TownshipKalamazoo County · 10,446 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B− · #400 of 697
T462Raisinville TownshipMonroe County · 6,136 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall B · #349 of 697
T473Taymouth TownshipSaginaw County · 4,037 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #446 of 697
T473Waterford TownshipOakland County · 69,922 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B · #346 of 697
T480Monterey TownshipAllegan County · 2,529 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #438 of 697
T487Pine Grove TownshipVan Buren County · 3,083 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #470 of 697
T497Chippewa TownshipIsabella County · 4,668 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C− · #579 of 697
T497Kimball TownshipSt. Clair County · 9,652 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #388 of 697
T497Kochville Township College campusSaginaw County · 5,166 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B
T497Littlefield TownshipEmmet County · 3,192 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #392 of 697
T497Montrose TownshipGenesee County · 5,896 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #435 of 697
T505Albert TownshipMontmorency County · 2,637 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall D · #666 of 697
T505Pennfield TownshipCalhoun County · 8,681 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C− · #600 of 697
T510Caledonia TownshipShiawassee County · 4,323 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #450 of 697
T510Cambria TownshipHillsdale County · 2,547 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C · #522 of 697
T521Decatur TownshipVan Buren County · 3,503 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #474 of 697
T521Deerfield TownshipIsabella County · 3,366 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall D · #671 of 697
T521Henrietta TownshipJackson County · 4,729 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #494 of 697
T521Nottawa TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,808 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C+ · #483 of 697
T531Bennington TownshipShiawassee County · 3,105 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #354 of 697
T531Eaton Rapids TownshipEaton County · 4,012 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #383 of 697
T531Sherman TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,462 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C · #515 of 697
T531Sherman TownshipIsabella County · 3,236 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall D− · #688 of 697
T531Somerset TownshipHillsdale County · 4,606 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B · #292 of 697
T531Waverly TownshipVan Buren County · 2,502 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall C− · #573 of 697
T550Mussey TownshipSt. Clair County · 4,177 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #398 of 697
T554Van Buren TownshipWayne County · 29,770 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C− · #605 of 697
T557Burtchville TownshipSt. Clair County · 4,034 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B · #345 of 697
T557Evergreen TownshipMontcalm County · 3,063 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C · #513 of 697
T557Lawrence TownshipVan Buren County · 3,294 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall D · #635 of 697
T557Muskegon TownshipMuskegon County · 17,911 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall D · #638 of 697
T565Orangeville TownshipBarry County · 3,497 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B− · #425 of 697
T569Big Prairie TownshipNewaygo County · 2,569 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall D · #662 of 697
T569Blackman TownshipJackson County · 24,987 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall D · #657 of 697
T569Clearwater TownshipKalkaska County · 2,600 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B · #324 of 697
T569Egelston TownshipMuskegon County · 11,445 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall D · #634 of 697
T569Kalkaska TownshipKalkaska County · 5,207 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B · #272 of 697
T569Owosso TownshipShiawassee County · 4,786 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C− · #596 of 697
T569Tompkins TownshipJackson County · 2,641 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C− · #606 of 697
T581Bloomer TownshipMontcalm County · 6,567 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B− · #391 of 697
T581Crystal TownshipMontcalm County · 2,726 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C− · #582 of 697
T581Jefferson TownshipHillsdale County · 3,037 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C− · #593 of 697
T590Oshtemo TownshipKalamazoo County · 23,971 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C · #567 of 697
T590Watervliet TownshipBerrien County · 3,126 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C · #568 of 697
T597Burr Oak TownshipSt. Joseph County · 2,635 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B− · #404 of 697
T597Richfield TownshipRoscommon County · 3,575 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #488 of 697
T601Mendon TownshipSt. Joseph County · 2,565 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #503 of 697
T601Trowbridge TownshipAllegan County · 2,561 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C+ · #495 of 697
T607Bingham TownshipLeelanau County · 2,660 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B− · #371 of 697
T607Fort Gratiot TownshipSt. Clair County · 11,715 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B · #297 of 697
T607Frenchtown TownshipMonroe County · 21,753 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall C− · #595 of 697
T607Port Huron TownshipSt. Clair County · 10,665 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall D · #644 of 697
T607Suttons Bay TownshipLeelanau County · 2,959 peopleC+graded within the state·Overall B− · #424 of 697
T618White Pigeon TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,893 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C− · #591 of 697
T621Bloomingdale TownshipVan Buren County · 3,074 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall D · #633 of 697
T621Cedar Creek TownshipMuskegon County · 3,365 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C− · #617 of 697
T621Comstock TownshipKalamazoo County · 15,512 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C+ · #493 of 697
T629Buena Vista TownshipSaginaw County · 7,473 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall D · #683 of 697
T629Constantine TownshipSt. Joseph County · 4,043 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C− · #599 of 697
T629Kalamazoo TownshipKalamazoo County · 22,523 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall D · #667 of 697
T629Mount Morris TownshipGenesee County · 19,484 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall D · #677 of 697
T641Hartford TownshipVan Buren County · 2,981 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall D · #672 of 697
T648Forsyth TownshipMarquette County · 6,291 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C+ · #461 of 697
T652Tuscarora TownshipCheboygan County · 3,113 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall D · #652 of 697
T652Ypsilanti TownshipWashtenaw County · 53,721 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall B− · #411 of 697
T657Roscommon TownshipRoscommon County · 4,520 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall C− · #607 of 697
T663Carrollton TownshipSaginaw County · 5,585 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall D− · #690 of 697
T672Richland TownshipMontcalm County · 2,778 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall D · #670 of 697
T679Columbia TownshipVan Buren County · 2,542 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall D− · #696 of 697
T683Bainbridge TownshipBerrien County · 2,625 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall D · #631 of 697
T683Bridgeport TownshipSaginaw County · 9,874 peopleC−graded within the state·Overall D · #674 of 697
Not ranked
2 towns without a schools grade
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
- Highland Park Wayne County · 8,248 people
- Muskegon Heights Muskegon County · 9,770 people
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which Michigan town has the best schools?
New Buffalo Township (Berrien County), Northville (Oakland County) and Northville Township (Wayne County) share first place on schools among 699 towns. Schools are compared within Michigan, so the letter is a state grade.
How are these towns ranked?
The Schools grade: state test results and graduation rates of the districts serving each town, compared with the state’s other districts (U.S. Department of Education). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a schools grade (699 in Michigan). 2 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Michigan page.
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