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Best Public Schools in Emmet County, MI

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Schools

3,949

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSheridan School126^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ottawa Elementary School up 255 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Concord Academy Petoskey 7.3 students per teacher

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)			M-Step Social Studies (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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)									30.0					1290.4											$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%)	63.1	510^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.8%		57.2	602^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	59.5%	92									53.4	48.5				48.3	37.9										$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%)	70.4	181^st of 800 public high schools	77.4%		67	204^th of 739 public high schools	72.4%	23		79.5	76.4		34.2	43.6	75.4	44.6													26.2			34.9	$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%)	87.3	90^th of 896 public middle schools	90.0%		73.8	182^nd of 890 public middle schools	79.6%	92	84.3			52.9							56.5	55.8	60.9			39.1	51.9	45.7	67.4	51.0		52.2	70.6		$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)	81.3	53.9	418.2	37.5	30.8	385.5	40.0	25.0	25.0	21.4	1465.3	1576.0	27.8	25.0	1372.5	1463.6	20.0	33.3	1482.5	62.5	50.0	1467.8	62.5	55.0	$17,781	$637	$17,144
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%)	77.4	299^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.0%		79.7	276^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.5%	23									55.9	47.7	45.9			50.0	59.1	62.2			62.2			43.2			$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%)	46.1	408^th of 800 public high schools	49.0%		30	508^th of 739 public high schools	31.3%	100	62.5	51.5	55.9	31.3	39.4	23.5	44.1	436.5				46.7	26.5				43.3	26.5		41.9	38.2		32.3	23.5	$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%)	79.5	269^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.0%		89.9	119^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.0%	150									33.3	74.4	71.7			42.9	74.4	58.7			60.9			41.3			$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%)	77.5	298^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.0%		60.9	553^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.8%	255									75.0	60.0	58.1			70.0	45.0	32.6			55.8			39.5			$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%)	86.1	77^th of 800 public high schools	90.4%		80.3	107^th of 739 public high schools	85.5%	30		77.6	69.6		64.0	50.5	67.9	45.8													50.0			51.6	$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%)	84.4	111^th of 896 public middle schools	87.6%		91.6	60^th of 890 public middle schools	93.3%	51	80.9			59.6								50.0	47.3				41.6	61.3		57.7			65.4		$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%)	90.5	126^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		77.6	295^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.2%	169									79.1	57.5	63.6			76.7	60.0	50.0			68.2			61.4			$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%)	75	338^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.3	347^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.7%	9									43.9	52.5	78.0			46.3	35.0	61.0			68.3			41.5			$17,496	$515	$16,981

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