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Best Public Schools in Emmet County, MI

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Schools

4,118

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedPetoskey Middle School60^th of 890 Michigan middle schools

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Biggest riser

Sheridan School up 42 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Concord Academy Petoskey 7.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Shay Elementary School

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Concord Academy Petoskey	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2468 Atkins Rd	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Concord Academy - Petoskey	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 439-6800	101	14	7.3	57.4%	83 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.9%)								(n/a)					41.7					41.7											$11,252	$764	$10,488
Shay Elementary School	Public	K-4	175 E Lake St	Harbor Springs	49740	Emmet County	Harbor Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 526-4600	258	21	12.2	23.3%	226 (87.6%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	57.2	602^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	59.5%					(n/a)					48.4	52.3				37.5	38.6										$25,067	$864	$24,203
Harbor Springs High School	Public	9-12	500 N Spring St	Harbor Springs	49740	Emmet County	Harbor Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 526-4800	260	18	14.2	13.8%	232 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	67	204^th of 739 public high schools	72.4%		66.6	200^th of 743 public high schools	73.1%	4			70.1	40.3													32.8			40.9	$26,564	$372	$26,192
Harbor Springs Middle School	Public	5-8	800 South State Rd	Harbor Springs	49740	Emmet County	Harbor Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 526-4700	233	18	13.1	21.0%	205 (88.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)	73.8	182^nd of 890 public middle schools	79.6%		78.7	137^th of 897 public middle schools	84.7%	45	75.7	33.8					62.5	60.0	43.6			53.6	38.0	43.6	71.4	46.6		60.7	61.6		$24,211	$371	$23,840
Alanson Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7400 North St	Alanson	49706	Emmet County	Alanson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 548-2261	223	19	11.6	77.6%	182 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)								(n/a)	53.9	23.1			25.0	20.0		21.4	68.8			20.0	35.7	56.3	46.7	30.8	46.7	26.7	38.5	40.0	$17,781	$637	$17,144
Mackinaw City K12 School	Public, Alternative	K-12	609 W Central Ave	Mackinaw City	49701	Emmet County	Mackinaw City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 436-8211	147	14	10.2	51.0%	125 (85.0%)	8 (5.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.5%)								(n/a)	76.9	30.8				64.3			50.0	30.0	57.1			33.3		30.8	73.3		53.9	53.3	$25,176	$401	$24,775
Pellston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Zipf St	Pellston	49769	Emmet County	Pellston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 539-8421	220	20	11.0	52.7%	173 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.4%)	79.7	276^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.5%		77.9	283^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	81.0%	7					36.8	64.9	62.5			42.1	73.0	62.5			68.8			56.3			$18,426	$2,159	$16,268
Pellston MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	172 N Park St	Pellston	49769	Emmet County	Pellston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 539-8201	258	22	11.7	49.2%	198 (76.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.3%)	30	508^th of 739 public high schools	31.3%		39.2	431^st of 743 public high schools	42.0%	77	65.7	25.7	48.6	14.3				48.7	42.4				25.6	27.3		28.6	25.7		37.1	25.7	$17,809	$1,698	$16,111
Lincoln School	Public, Magnet	K-5	616 Connable Ave	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2120	237	16	14.8	30.4%	206 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	89.9	119^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.0%		88.5	142^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	90.4%	23					62.2	69.6	70.2			59.5	65.2	66.0			76.1			44.7			$18,128	$526	$17,602
Ottawa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	871 Kalamazoo Ave	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2130	250	21	11.9	40.8%	220 (88.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	60.9	553^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.8%		68.9	422^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	71.6%	131					34.2	56.8	50.0			50.0	46.5	32.6			47.8			34.8			$20,683	$1,641	$19,042
Petoskey High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1500 Hill St	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 348-2160	862	50	17.3	18.4%	744 (86.3%)	4 (0.5%)	22 (2.6%)	11 (1.3%)	22 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.7%)	80.3	107^th of 739 public high schools	85.5%		80.7	112^th of 743 public high schools	84.9%	5			70.6	43.6													50.7			45.1	$18,282	$714	$17,568
Petoskey Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	801 Northmen Dr	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 348-2150	561	37	15.1	25.5%	485 (86.5%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	91.6	60^th of 890 public middle schools	93.3%		92.8	54^th of 897 public middle schools	94.0%	6	83.0	53.5						60.4	58.2				51.9	69.9		60.5			72.0		$16,885	$513	$16,372
Sheridan School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1415 Howard St	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2140	252	18	14.0	27.4%	222 (88.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.5%)	77.6	295^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.2%		74.1	337^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.3%	42					56.4	52.3	62.1			56.4	45.5	45.5			56.1			48.5			$18,535	$983	$17,552
Central Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	410 State St	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2111	234	16	14.6	26.5%	202 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.3%)	74.3	347^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.7%		77.8	285^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.8%	62					56.4	51.2	69.6			66.7	53.5	43.5			50.0			30.4			$17,496	$515	$16,981
CharEm Alternative Schools	Public	9-12	443 Bay St	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Charlevoix-Emmet Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(231) 547-9947	22	1	22.0	68.2%	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)

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