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Best Public Schools in Oceana County, MI

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Michigan Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Michigan Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,709

Students

Districts

Top rankedHart High School267^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Spitler Elementary School up 193 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Spitler Elementary School 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

3 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
Hart High School	Public	9-12	300 Johnson St W	Hart	49420	Oceana County	Hart Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 873-5691	422	18	23.9	65.9%	253 (60.0%)	2 (0.5%)	159 (37.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	60.8	267^th of 739 public high schools	63.9%		42.3	406^th of 743 public high schools	45.4%	139			54.9	22.0													41.1			53.3	$14,814	$1,306	$13,509
Hart Middle School	Public	5-8	308 Johnson St W	Hart	49420	Oceana County	Hart Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 873-6320	381	23	16.4	74.5%	228 (59.8%)	1 (0.3%)	144 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	42.1	508^th of 890 public middle schools	42.9%		48.8	416^th of 897 public middle schools	53.6%	92	55.0	17.5					29.6	26.0	34.0			6.4	16.7	31.2	36.7	36.6		21.1	53.7		$15,864	$1,181	$14,682
Spitler Elementary School	Public	K-4	302 Johnson St W	Hart	49420	Oceana County	Hart Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 873-6340	389	35	11.2	80.5%	240 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (36.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	29.3	1024^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.2%		17.3	1217^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.1%	193					25.3	39.5				26.4	27.6										$17,237	$2,310	$14,927
Pentwater Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Park St	Pentwater	49449	Oceana County	Pentwater Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 869-4100	226	19	11.7	33.6%	187 (82.7%)	2 (0.9%)	27 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)								(n/a)	71.4	35.7	52.6	42.1	56.3	54.2	65.0	53.3	31.3	50.0	20.8	40.0	40.0	31.3	45.0	64.3	52.6	45.0	64.3	52.6	$18,294	$432	$17,862
Shelby High School	Public	9-12	641 N State St	Shelby	49455	Oceana County	Shelby Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 861-4452	346	17	20.6	72.5%	198 (57.2%)	5 (1.4%)	135 (39.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	30.9	502^nd of 739 public high schools	32.1%		19.9	601^st of 743 public high schools	19.1%	99			39.0	15.6													23.4			37.7	$23,876	$2,788	$21,088
Shelby Middle School	Public	6-8	525 N State St	Shelby	49455	Oceana County	Shelby Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 861-4521	264	17	15.6	68.9%	146 (55.3%)	2 (0.8%)	114 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	46.7	446^th of 890 public middle schools	49.9%		51.1	387^th of 897 public middle schools	56.9%	59	61.1	28.4						30.7	33.3				20.0	30.0		37.9			47.4		$20,555	$3,507	$17,048
Shelby Elementary School	Public	K-5	1285 S Oceana Dr	Shelby	49455	Oceana County	Shelby Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 861-5541	433	32	13.7	78.1%	221 (51.0%)	5 (1.2%)	186 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	14.3	1274^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.4%		13.8	1266^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.8%	8					15.0	16.7	27.8			22.5	10.3	15.3			23.6			12.5			$18,422	$3,742	$14,680
Walkerville Public School	Public, Alternative	3-12	145 Lathrop St	Walkerville	49459	Oceana County	Walkerville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 873-4850	198	11	17.4	75.3%	146 (73.7%)	5 (2.5%)	40 (20.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)	39.1	13.0					15.0		36.8					26.3	20.0	18.2			13.6		$20,557	$3,728	$16,829
Walkerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	170 E North St	Walkerville	49459	Oceana County	Walkerville Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 873-4850	50	6	7.7	80.0%	34 (68.0%)	1 (2.0%)	11 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)								(n/a)																					$18,096	$4,958	$13,139

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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