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Best Public Schools in Otsego County, MI

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Schools

3,433

Students

Districts

Top rankedGaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg137^th of 800 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg up 178 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Maple Elementary School 13.7 students per teacher

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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
Alba School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5935 Elm St	Alba	49730	Otsego County	Alba Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 584-2000	96	8	11.4	78.1%	88 (91.7%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)								(n/a)									1269.6					1263.5											$17,389	$1,971	$15,418
Gaylord Intermediate School	Public	4-6	240 E 4th St	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0856	632	35	17.8	60.0%	565 (89.4%)	4 (0.6%)	31 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.3%)								(n/a)										36.2	33.5	40.9			38.1	22.5	38.9		35.3			16.5			$12,943	$858	$12,085
Gaylord Middle School	Public	7-8	600 E 5th St	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0848	435	22	19.5	51.7%	391 (89.9%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	72.4	201^st of 896 public middle schools	77.6%		78.9	148^th of 890 public middle schools	83.4%	53	72.0			42.7									49.5					43.9		47.1			48.8		$13,205	$858	$12,347
Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg	Public	9-12	90 Livingston Blvd	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0969	907	43	21.2	42.0%	841 (92.7%)	5 (0.6%)	17 (1.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.9%)	76.2	137^th of 800 public high schools	82.9%		55.9	315^th of 739 public high schools	57.4%	178		74.2	63.8		49.2	37.9	62.7	33.7													44.1			56.5	$13,523	$932	$12,592
North Ohio Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	912 N Ohio Ave	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 731-2648	388	26	14.9	63.1%	343 (88.4%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)								(n/a)									33.9					35.7											$18,556	$1,679	$16,877
South Maple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	650 E 5th St	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 731-0648	385	28	13.7	63.6%	342 (88.8%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)								(n/a)									34.5					36.8											$16,986	$1,651	$15,335
JohannesburgLewiston High School	Public	9-12	10854 M 32 E	Johannesburg	49751	Otsego County	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-4420	205	14	14.3	55.1%	191 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	56.5	296^th of 800 public high schools	63.0%		48.5	379^th of 739 public high schools	48.7%	83		59.1	40.5		40.9	14.3	65.2	21.7													45.7			50.0	$18,202	$1,310	$16,892
JohannesburgLewiston ElementaryMiddle School	Public	K-8	10854 M 32 E	Johannesburg	49751	Otsego County	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 731-2040	313	19	16.1	57.2%	294 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	25.9	1071^st of 1492 public elementary schools	28.2%		38.7	883^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	40.7%	188	67.5			30.0					19.1	46.2	26.9	21.2	24.0	23.8	38.5	11.5	13.5	18.4	26.9	32.5		19.2	55.0		$16,000	$1,210	$14,790
Vanderbilt Area School	Public, Alternative	K-12	947 Donovan St	Vanderbilt	49795	Otsego County	Vanderbilt Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 983-2561	72	10	7.2	81.9%	71 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)																									$34,199	$3,091	$31,108

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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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