Best Public Schools in Berrien County, Michigan & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT English Language Arts (2024)	PSAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	M-Step English Language Arts (2024)					M-Step Math (2024)					M-Step Science (2024)			M-Step Social Studies (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Niles Senior High School	Public	9-12	1441 Eagle St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 683-2894	834	41	20.4	50.5%	574 (68.8%)	68 (8.2%)	104 (12.5%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.5%)	51.7	331^st of 743 public high schools	55.5%		61.2	246^th of 735 public high schools	66.5%	85			49.7	18.5													42.5			38.5	$13,251	$1,577	$11,674
Ring Lardner Middle School	Public	6-8	801 N 17th St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 683-6610	554	27	20.7	66.2%	385 (69.5%)	44 (7.9%)	71 (12.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.3%)	46.4	454^th of 897 public middle schools	49.4%		43.8	471^st of 883 public middle schools	46.7%	17	59.9	26.6						35.1	39.2				29.2	34.9		24.4			25.4		$12,664	$2,258	$10,406
Southside Special Educ School	Public, Alternative	4-12	1450 Silverbrook Ave	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 683-0421	36	6	6.0	72.2%	26 (72.2%)	3 (8.3%)	3 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)								(n/a)																					$32,499	$16,171	$16,328
Northside Child Development Center	Public	PK-K	2020 N 5th St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 683-1982	15	3	4.5	20.0%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$25,381	$12,729	$12,651
Eastside Connections School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1 Tyler St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 682-2585	432	22	19.4	45.1%	286 (66.2%)	55 (12.7%)	42 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.3%)	70.3	403^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	72.9%		77.1	299^th of 1470 public elementary schools	79.7%	104	73.5	32.7			39.3	36.7	64.1	65.5	76.7	62.5	46.9	38.5	54.5	62.8	59.0	36.0		20.5	25.5		$11,387	$2,951	$8,436
Niles Community Schools Adult Education	Public	9-12	620 E Main St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 684-4480	14	1	25.4	71.4%	11 (78.6%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)																					$17,332	$655	$16,677
Ballard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 W Chicago Rd	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 683-5900	538	26	21.0	75.3%	327 (60.8%)	52 (9.7%)	85 (15.8%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.3%)	26.9	1070^th of 1486 public elementary schools	28.0%		40.3	849^th of 1470 public elementary schools	42.2%	221					25.0	31.3	38.2			34.8	37.3	17.1			19.7			6.6			$12,413	$3,161	$9,252
Niles Cedar Lane	Public	9-12	1 Tyler St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 684-9554	112	6	19.4	67.0%	66 (58.9%)	18 (16.1%)	12 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.5%)								(n/a)																					$11,862	$655	$11,207
Niles Virtual School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Tyler St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 683-0736	23	1	18.4	69.6%	13 (56.5%)	6 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)								(n/a)																					$10,507	$655	$9,852
WAY Niles	Public	6-12	1 Tyler St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 633-0736	126	0	630.0	71.4%	86 (68.3%)	7 (5.6%)	16 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.3%)								(n/a)																					$9,371	$655	$8,716
Brandywine Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1830 S 3rd St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Brandywine Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 683-8805	92	1	92.0	71.7%	71 (77.2%)	6 (6.5%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)								(n/a)																					$7,500	$787	$6,713
Merritt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1620 Lasalle Ave	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Brandywine Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 684-6511	304	20	15.2	75.0%	233 (76.6%)	13 (4.3%)	24 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.9%)								(n/a)																					$12,410	$1,277	$11,133
Brandywine Elementary School	Public	3-6	2428 S 13th St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Brandywine Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 684-8574	354	23	15.5	69.2%	297 (83.9%)	8 (2.3%)	15 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.3%)	27	1069^th of 1486 public elementary schools	28.1%		34.6	925^th of 1470 public elementary schools	37.1%	144					20.2	28.0	36.6	26.9		28.1	33.3	21.3	12.9		31.2			15.1			$12,549	$975	$11,574
Buchanan High School	Public	8-12	401 W Chicago St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 695-8403	522	31	16.9	38.5%	459 (87.9%)	15 (2.9%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	55.5	299^th of 743 public high schools	59.8%		61.3	245^th of 735 public high schools	66.7%	54	76.8	38.4	58.7	22.0												51.5	31.2		42.4	45.9	$14,800	$1,749	$13,051
Moccasin Elementary School	Public	2-4	410 Moccasin St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 695-8408	360	19	19.2	57.5%	298 (82.8%)	15 (4.2%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	70.7	396^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.4%		78.3	269^th of 1470 public elementary schools	81.7%	127					50.4	52.3				52.8	53.0										$10,772	$456	$10,316
Ottawa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	109 Ottawa St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 695-8409	222	15	14.5	57.2%	178 (80.2%)	9 (4.1%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (9.9%)								(n/a)																					$14,784	$531	$14,253
Buchanan Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	401 W Chicago St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 695-8401	82	4	22.4	65.9%	66 (80.5%)	2 (2.4%)	4 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.2%)								(n/a)																					$11,235	$239	$10,997
Buchanan Step Up	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	401 W Chicago St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(269) 695-8401	33	4	9.0	72.7%	22 (66.7%)	1 (3.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (24.2%)								(n/a)
Lakeshore High School	Public	9-12	5771 Cleveland Ave	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	No	(269) 428-1402	856	49	17.5	29.8%	685 (80.0%)	45 (5.3%)	72 (8.4%)	31 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	87.3	74^th of 743 public high schools	90.0%		82.4	102^nd of 735 public high schools	86.1%	28			66.8	43.8													53.4			58.9	$15,969	$1,046	$14,923
Lakeshore Middle School	Public	6-8	1459 W John Beers Rd	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	No	(269) 428-1408	611	35	17.2	35.0%	501 (82.0%)	25 (4.1%)	46 (7.5%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	84.4	102^nd of 897 public middle schools	88.6%		86.7	98^th of 883 public middle schools	88.9%	4	74.8	52.0						54.1	46.9				54.1	57.3		54.0			39.6		$13,207	$1,347	$11,860
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 El Dorado Dr	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	No	(269) 428-1416	404	24	16.6	30.4%	320 (79.2%)	8 (2.0%)	31 (7.7%)	24 (5.9%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	80.4	242^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	83.7%		77.1	298^th of 1470 public elementary schools	79.7%	56					54.1	55.3	67.6			73.8	51.3	56.9			60.6			26.4			$12,237	$781	$11,456
Stewart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Orchard Ln	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 428-1418	414	25	16.4	34.8%	320 (77.3%)	28 (6.8%)	11 (2.7%)	39 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	75.4	322^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	78.3%		69.8	393^rd of 1470 public elementary schools	73.3%	71					60.3	58.7	63.8			65.5	69.8	52.2			52.2			10.1			$12,840	$1,887	$10,953
Bridgman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3891 Lake St	Bridgman	49106	Berrien County	Bridgman Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 466-0241	342	23	14.8	45.3%	288 (84.2%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	94	61^st of 1486 public elementary schools	95.9%		88.5	129^th of 1470 public elementary schools	91.2%	68					71.0	71.2				72.6	74.2										$16,529	$1,303	$15,226
Bridgman High School	Public	9-12	9964 Gast Rd	Bridgman	49106	Berrien County	Bridgman Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 466-0223	264	21	12.5	33.7%	229 (86.7%)	7 (2.7%)	13 (4.9%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	98	12^th of 743 public high schools	98.4%		97.1	16^th of 735 public high schools	97.8%	4			82.0	63.9													68.9			70.5	$19,271	$871	$18,401
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	455 Riverview Dr	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 925-3807	442	24	18.4	92.8%	3 (0.7%)	426 (96.4%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)	34.6				6.4		8.2			14.9				7.3	6.1	10.7					$12,209	$3,518	$8,691
Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	248 9th St	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 926-2885	217	8	28.1	100.0%	2 (0.9%)	214 (98.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	43.8																				$12,571	$4,184	$8,387
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan	Public, Charter	9-12	499 W Main St	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 927-1064	92	8	10.8	90.2%	23 (25.0%)	56 (60.9%)	10 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)																				25.0	$11,135	$1,381	$9,753
Benton Harbor High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	870 Colfax Ave	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 605-1200	495	14	34.2	97.2%	4 (0.8%)	470 (94.9%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)																				3.8	$20,136	$12,464	$7,672
Fair Plain East Elementary	Public	4-5	1995 Union Ave	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 605-2400	169	10	16.9	95.9%	6 (3.6%)	150 (88.8%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	3.8	1483^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	0.2%		3.2	1470^th of 1470 public elementary schools	0.0%	13						9.6	7.7				4.9				5.6						$21,249	$15,404	$5,845
Fair Plain Middle School	Public	6-8	120 E Napier Ave	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 605-1400	288	13	22.9	97.2%	6 (2.1%)	266 (92.4%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	4	896^th of 897 public middle schools	0.1%		4.1	881^st of 883 public middle schools	0.2%	15	17.0							3.8	6.8					3.3		3.4					$20,786	$14,633	$6,153
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	1-3	750 E Britain Ave	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 605-1500	287	14	20.5	94.1%	6 (2.1%)	264 (92.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)								(n/a)					5.4					5.4											$20,118	$13,748	$6,370
Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	636 Pipestone St	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(269) 605-1900	86	1	71.6	95.3%	8 (9.3%)	75 (87.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)																					$18,685	$11,618	$7,066
Discovery Enrichment Center	Public	PK-K	465 S Mccord St	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 605-1600	99	11	9.4	94.9%	4 (4.0%)	90 (90.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								(n/a)																					$19,459	$11,781	$7,678
Brown School	Public	PK, KG-5	2027 Brown School Rd	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3500	398	20	20.0	31.2%	295 (74.1%)	30 (7.5%)	17 (4.3%)	33 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	87.3	160^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.2%		88	137^th of 1470 public elementary schools	90.7%	23					70.6	65.8	67.2			75.0	63.6	55.2			56.9			29.3			$11,712	$507	$11,205
Clarke School	Public	K-5	515 E Glenlord Rd	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3600	483	22	21.7	24.4%	362 (74.9%)	26 (5.4%)	35 (7.2%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	78.8	267^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.0%		66.6	448^th of 1470 public elementary schools	69.5%	181					63.2	59.2	51.2			68.4	64.9	47.6			59.5			23.8			$10,738	$494	$10,244
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	1102 Orchard Ave	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 926-3700	421	20	21.1	34.0%	318 (75.5%)	44 (10.5%)	26 (6.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	78.7	271^st of 1486 public elementary schools	81.8%		82.8	218^th of 1470 public elementary schools	85.2%	53					52.9	73.2	51.3			54.3	54.9	46.1			55.8			37.7			$11,805	$899	$10,906
St Joseph High School	Public	9-12	2521 Stadium Dr	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3200	988	49	20.0	25.9%	744 (75.3%)	93 (9.4%)	59 (6.0%)	47 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.3%)	90	60^th of 743 public high schools	91.9%		85.4	83^rd of 735 public high schools	88.7%	23			75.6	50.2													50.9			57.9	$14,207	$570	$13,636
Upton Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Maiden Ln	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3400	665	36	18.3	30.2%	482 (72.5%)	59 (8.9%)	48 (7.2%)	33 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (5.9%)	90.2	70^th of 897 public middle schools	92.2%		91.1	64^th of 883 public middle schools	92.8%	6	85.3	62.3						56.2	53.4				54.2	50.2		58.6			49.8		$13,432	$515	$12,917
Watervliet Middle School	Public	6-8	450 E Saint Joseph St	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 463-0780	288	20	14.4	62.5%	212 (73.6%)	3 (1.0%)	53 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	55.6	325^th of 897 public middle schools	63.8%		48.2	410^th of 883 public middle schools	53.6%	85	69.6	37.0						24.8	44.2				22.9	31.4		49.5			32.2		$16,129	$1,983	$14,146
North Elementary School	Public	3-5	287 West Baldwin Ave	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 463-0824	317	17	19.1	65.0%	231 (72.9%)	8 (2.5%)	59 (18.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	39.1	865^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.8%		41.3	830^th of 1470 public elementary schools	43.5%	35					29.4	43.8	40.2			29.1	35.8	25.2			43.0			15.9			$14,507	$2,358	$12,149
Watervliet Senior High School	Public	9-12	450 E Saint Joseph St	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 463-0734	393	21	18.7	61.3%	284 (72.3%)	12 (3.1%)	69 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	52.1	327^th of 743 public high schools	56.0%		61.8	242^nd of 735 public high schools	67.1%	85			57.5	24.7													24.7			43.8	$13,951	$1,531	$12,420
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	433 Lucinda Ln	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 463-0820	359	20	17.7	68.5%	281 (78.3%)	9 (2.5%)	51 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)								(n/a)																					$14,194	$2,206	$11,988
WAY Watervliet High School	Public	9-12	450 E Saint Joseph St	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 463-0897	95	2	47.5	72.6%	69 (72.6%)	5 (5.3%)	14 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	14.4	635^th of 743 public high schools	14.5%					(n/a)			21.7														17.4			21.7	$10,657	$1,548	$9,109
Blossomland Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	711 Saint Joseph Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Regional Educational Service Agency	No	No	No	No	(269) 473-2600	145	24	6.0	73.8%	84 (57.9%)	46 (31.7%)	9 (6.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								(n/a)
Berrien Springs Discovery Academy	Public	9-12	242 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 471-2593	85	4	19.6	70.6%	54 (63.5%)	15 (17.6%)	10 (11.8%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	3 (3.5%)	35.1	466^th of 743 public high schools	37.3%		22.3	566^th of 735 public high schools	23.0%	100			33.3	15.2													33.3			36.4	$12,121	$3,591	$8,530
Berrien Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	502 Middle School Drive	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 471-2796	408	29	13.9	69.4%	159 (39.0%)	116 (28.4%)	70 (17.2%)	24 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.3%)	53.4	355^th of 897 public middle schools	60.4%		58.5	297^th of 883 public middle schools	66.4%	58	65.5	32.6						35.4	37.6				25.3	26.2		43.1			31.9		$15,580	$1,866	$13,714
Berrien Springs High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 471-1748	561	31	18.1	59.5%	244 (43.5%)	141 (25.1%)	94 (16.8%)	38 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	36 (6.4%)	57.7	285^th of 743 public high schools	61.6%		74.4	155^th of 735 public high schools	78.9%	130			51.2	20.5													44.5			43.8	$16,626	$1,439	$15,188
Mars Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 471-1836	366	26	14.3	74.6%	157 (42.9%)	101 (27.6%)	54 (14.8%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	34 (9.3%)								(n/a)																					$15,934	$1,908	$14,026
Sylvester Elementary School	Public	2-5	1 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 471-7198	369	27	13.9	74.0%	162 (43.9%)	106 (28.7%)	51 (13.8%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.7%)	38.8	872^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	41.3%		33.8	940^th of 1470 public elementary schools	36.1%	68					33.3	41.9	40.9			35.7	36.0	26.5			33.1			15.3			$15,455	$2,642	$12,813
Berrien Springs Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	501 Middle School Drive	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 473-0500	134	9	14.4	37.3%	106 (79.1%)	9 (6.7%)	11 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)								(n/a)	83.3	33.3			38.5		50.0		40.0	33.3				40.0	41.7	47.4			36.8		$5,668	$912	$4,757
Coloma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	262 West St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 468-2420	378	22	16.9	74.1%	236 (62.4%)	26 (6.9%)	70 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.4%)								(n/a)					16.9					14.6											$14,198	$3,520	$10,678
Coloma High School	Public	9-12	300 W Saint Joseph St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 468-2400	369	18	20.2	68.3%	241 (65.3%)	36 (9.8%)	66 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	33.1	485^th of 743 public high schools	34.7%		21.2	578^th of 735 public high schools	21.4%	93			51.2	15.9													25.6			23.2	$14,937	$1,936	$13,001
Coloma Junior High School	Public	6-8	302 W Saint Joseph St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 468-2405	254	14	17.6	79.1%	174 (68.5%)	22 (8.7%)	41 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	37.9	534^th of 897 public middle schools	40.5%		20.9	683^rd of 883 public middle schools	22.7%	149	60.2	26.5						23.0	28.2				16.4	32.1		32.5			19.3		$15,301	$2,295	$13,006
Coloma Intermediate School	Public	4-5	274a S West St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 468-2415	153	7	20.6	76.5%	101 (66.0%)	10 (6.5%)	32 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	16.2	1234^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.0%		17.8	1195^th of 1470 public elementary schools	18.7%	39						32.9	24.1				17.7	9.6			21.7			6.0			$14,925	$3,070	$11,856
Buchanan Middle School	Public	5-7	610 W 4th St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 695-8406	331	19	17.7	51.1%	278 (84.0%)	8 (2.4%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	80	130^th of 897 public middle schools	85.5%		63.9	256^th of 883 public middle schools	71.0%	126							55.3	53.0	54.0			39.5	41.6	42.1	55.3			21.9			$12,097	$375	$11,722
New Buffalo Middle School	Public	6-8	1112 E Clay St	New Buffalo	49117	Berrien County	New Buffalo Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 469-6003	138	14	9.9	39.9%	101 (73.2%)	6 (4.3%)	21 (15.2%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	98.7	2^nd of 897 public middle schools	99.8%		92.5	50^th of 883 public middle schools	94.3%	48		78.0						75.0	77.5				65.9	67.5		72.5			65.0		$29,975	$1,678	$28,296
New Buffalo Senior High School	Public	9-12	1112 E Clay St	New Buffalo	49117	Berrien County	New Buffalo Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 469-6001	178	16	10.8	42.7%	147 (82.6%)	5 (2.8%)	18 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.4%)	92.4	49^th of 743 public high schools	93.4%		86.5	78^th of 735 public high schools	89.4%	29			72.1	51.2													60.5			58.1	$33,833	$1,928	$31,905
New Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12291 Lubke Rd	New Buffalo	49117	Berrien County	New Buffalo Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 469-6060	220	20	11.0	38.6%	186 (84.5%)	4 (1.8%)	21 (9.5%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	95.2	48^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.5	32^nd of 1470 public elementary schools	97.8%	16					85.2	80.0	69.0			88.9	80.0	71.4			66.7			38.1			$30,093	$2,200	$27,893
Eau Claire High School	Public	9-12	7450 Hochberger Rd	Eau Claire	49111	Berrien County	Eau Claire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 461-6997	190	11	17.6	90.0%	63 (33.2%)	46 (24.2%)	70 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	48.4	353^rd of 743 public high schools	52.5%		28.1	534^th of 735 public high schools	27.3%	181			34.5														37.9			41.4	$15,362	$1,766	$13,596
Lybrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6238 W Main St	Eau Claire	49111	Berrien County	Eau Claire Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 461-6191	280	19	14.5	97.1%	99 (35.4%)	63 (22.5%)	109 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	11.1	1324^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.9%		8.4	1351^st of 1470 public elementary schools	8.1%	27					20.0	24.4	12.8			23.3	14.6				10.6						$15,750	$3,317	$12,433
Eau Claire Middle School	Public	6-8	7450 Hochberger Rd	Eau Claire	49111	Berrien County	Eau Claire Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 461-6997	158	5	28.9	91.8%	43 (27.2%)	35 (22.2%)	71 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	10.9	818^th of 897 public middle schools	8.8%		9.9	807^th of 883 public middle schools	8.6%	11	41.1	10.7						8.7	14.0					6.8		8.2					$11,465	$2,078	$9,388
WAY Eau Claire	Public	9-12	6295 W Main St	Eau Claire	49111	Berrien County	Eau Claire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 461-3121	26	1	52.0	80.8%	16 (61.5%)	5 (19.2%)	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)																					$11,975	$1,351	$10,624
Riverside School	Public	PK, KG-8	3422 Riverside Rd	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Hagar Township S/D #6	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 849-1343	73	7	10.6	87.7%	45 (61.6%)	15 (20.5%)	8 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	38.7	873^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	41.3%		39	866^th of 1470 public elementary schools	41.1%	7						36.4		36.4			27.3										$13,766	$1,805	$11,961
Hollywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	143 E John Beers Rd	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 428-1414	403	24	16.6	40.0%	347 (86.1%)	12 (3.0%)	30 (7.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	78.6	272^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	81.7%		83.7	199^th of 1470 public elementary schools	86.5%	73					55.9	57.9	60.9			64.4	57.9	55.1			53.6			24.6			$14,236	$1,315	$12,922
FC Reed Middle School	Public	5-8	10254 California	Bridgman	49106	Berrien County	Bridgman Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 465-5410	243	21	11.7	39.1%	208 (85.6%)	7 (2.9%)	11 (4.5%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	91.1	66^th of 897 public middle schools	92.6%		87	96^th of 883 public middle schools	89.1%	30	86.4	52.5					55.7	68.9	63.9			44.3	62.3	49.2	51.4	50.0		27.1	51.7		$19,920	$722	$19,197
Brandywine Senior High School	Public	9-12	1700 Bell Rd	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Brandywine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 683-4800	363	21	17.7	52.6%	293 (80.7%)	13 (3.6%)	20 (5.5%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	60.4	260^th of 743 public high schools	65.0%		39.9	430^th of 735 public high schools	41.5%	170			56.7	20.6													41.2			47.4	$15,921	$1,579	$14,342
Brandywine Middle School	Public	7-8	1700 Bell Rd	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Brandywine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 683-4800	191	11	18.1	68.1%	153 (80.1%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.3%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.9%)	43.2	482^nd of 897 public middle schools	46.3%		45.7	447^th of 883 public middle schools	49.4%	35	62.2	22.0							29.9					24.4		39.8			24.1		$13,244	$837	$12,407
Countryside Academy MiddleHigh School	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	4800 Meadowbrook Rd	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Countryside Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(269) 944-3319	352	23	15.6	87.2%	41 (11.6%)	184 (52.3%)	117 (33.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)	53.1	12.2	25.0					21.3	19.0				6.6	9.2		16.7	25.8		18.8	29.0	$12,129	$1,643	$10,486
Countryside Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	4821 North St	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Countryside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 944-3319	406	19	21.4	92.9%	42 (10.3%)	211 (52.0%)	133 (32.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	18.2	1196^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.5	1229^th of 1470 public elementary schools	16.4%	33					33.3	28.1	22.0			31.5	16.9	6.8			13.6						$14,726	$2,829	$11,897
River School	Public	K-8	4439 River Rd	Sodus	49126	Berrien County	Sodus Township S/D #5	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 925-6757	65	5	14.2	89.2%	27 (41.5%)	17 (26.2%)	16 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	3 (4.6%)								(n/a)																					$15,199	$1,295	$13,903
HowardEllis Elementary School	Public	K-5	2788 Mannix St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 683-4633	591	31	18.9	65.3%	404 (68.4%)	76 (12.9%)	46 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (10.2%)	53.4	659^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.7%		49.9	689^th of 1470 public elementary schools	53.1%	30					42.9	61.3	43.0			53.6	58.7	35.4			32.7			8.8			$12,864	$2,901	$9,963
Berrien County Juvenile Center	Public	6-12	6414 Deans Hill Rd	Berrien Center	49102	Berrien County	Berrien Regional Educational Service Agency	No	No	No	No	(269) 471-7725	11	3	3.6	63.6%	1 (9.1%)	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lighthouse Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	379 W Glenlord Rd	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	Berrien Regional Educational Service Agency	No	No	No	No	(269) 429-2351	111	30	3.7	82.9%	67 (60.4%)	26 (23.4%)	8 (7.2%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								(n/a)
River Valley MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	15480 Three Oaks Rd	Three Oaks	49128	Berrien County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 756-9541	287	20	14.0	49.5%	237 (82.6%)	4 (1.4%)	28 (9.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	44.3	387^th of 743 public high schools	47.9%		54.7	312^th of 735 public high schools	57.6%	75	68.3	48.8	43.3					27.3	25.0				24.2	30.6		53.7	30.0		46.3	36.7	$31,903	$2,021	$29,882
River Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15480 Three Oaks Rd	Three Oaks	49128	Berrien County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 756-9050	96	8	12.0	62.5%	85 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	56.7	602^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	59.5%		51.5	671^st of 1470 public elementary schools	54.4%	69					75.0	41.2	48.5			66.7	32.4	21.2			51.5			21.2			$35,070	$2,589	$32,481
Sister Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	68079 M 152	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4468	181	12	14.7	80.7%	99 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	39.2	863^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	41.9%		45	766^th of 1470 public elementary schools	47.9%	97					43.3	37.1	30.4			40.0	37.1	26.1			26.1			17.4			$17,226	$4,349	$12,878

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