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Schools in Saugatuck

Saugatuck’s public schools

Saugatuck Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Saugatuck. 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 98% 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 6% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
819 students on the public path
In brief

Saugatuck’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Saugatuck’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Douglas Elementary School places highest (better than 86%); Saugatuck High School lowest (81%). 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 Saugatuck, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Douglas Elementary Schoolin DouglasA
6–8Saugatuck Middle SchoolSaugatuck Public SchoolsA−
9–12Saugatuck High SchoolSaugatuck Public SchoolsA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Saugatuck Public Schools.

The district

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

Saugatuck Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 819 students · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,589MI $16,528 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 45.4% · 400 students tested
Math58%
State average 33.6% · 400 students tested

Saugatuck vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Saugatuck—Saugatuck
Saugatuck TownshipB+Fennville PK–12 · Saugatuck PK–12
DouglasA+Saugatuck

All 2 neighbors share Saugatuck with Saugatuck, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Saugatuck

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).

District schools in Saugatuckby address
Saugatuck Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
186 students18:1Rate it →
Saugatuck High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
267 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Saugatuckin other towns
Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Douglas
A
366 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Saugatuck’s schools

Are Saugatuck’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Saugatuck. Saugatuck Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Saugatuck. 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 Saugatuck in?

Saugatuck Public Schools.

Where do Saugatuck kids go to high school?

Saugatuck High School.

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What Saugatuck families are saying about 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.