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Best Public Schools in Sanilac County, MI

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At a glance

Schools

5,377

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedMeyer Elementary School139^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Meyer Elementary School up 131 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Deckerville Elementary School 13.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Pioneer High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Brown City High School	Public	7-12	4400 Second St	Brown City	48416	Sanilac County	Brown City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 346-4700	334	15	22.5	55.1%	301 (90.1%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	39.6	461^st of 800 public high schools	42.4%		50.7	361^st of 739 public high schools	51.2%	100	64.6	59.1	42.0	39.6	34.1	28.0	34.7	18.4					34.0					40.7		37.0	32.7		35.4	30.6	$14,480	$1,369	$13,111
Brown City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4290 2nd St	Brown City	48416	Sanilac County	Brown City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 346-4700	362	23	15.9	62.2%	326 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	53.5	652^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	56.3%		56.8	614^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.7%	38									29.3	57.5	40.0	31.0		61.0	53.7	30.0	23.8		36.0			32.0			$15,494	$2,147	$13,347
CarsonvillePort Sanilac Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	100 N Goetze Rd	Carsonville	48419	Sanilac County	Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 657-9393	53	0	112.7	79.2%	50 (94.3%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)																									$8,012	$1,244	$6,768
CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4115 E Chandler St	Carsonville	48419	Sanilac County	Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 657-9318	165	9	17.8	69.1%	150 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	24.9	1083^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	27.4%		41.1	845^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.2%	238									27.3	20.0	26.1			36.4	24.0	13.0			30.4			21.7			$17,942	$2,159	$15,782
CarsonvillePort Sanilac High School	Public	6-12	100 N Goetze Rd	Carsonville	48419	Sanilac County	Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 657-9394	187	9	20.2	58.8%	173 (92.5%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	67.3	205^th of 800 public high schools	74.4%		84.3	79^th of 739 public high schools	89.3%	126	66.7	53.3	61.9	29.2	40.0	33.3	60.9	26.1				60.0	21.2				40.0	15.2		54.2	52.2		62.5	65.2	$16,261	$1,649	$14,613
CroswellLexington High School	Public	9-12	5461 Peck Rd	Croswell	48422	Sanilac County	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 679-1500	523	21	24.9	43.2%	467 (89.3%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	61.2	253^rd of 800 public high schools	68.4%		65.9	219^th of 739 public high schools	70.4%	34		69.1	65.5		37.3	28.4	60.5	19.3													41.2			42.5	$15,590	$788	$14,802
Frostick School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 S Howard Ave	Croswell	48422	Sanilac County	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 679-1100	324	21	15.8	66.7%	287 (88.6%)	5 (1.5%)	28 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	56.4	604^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.5%		60.5	557^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.6%	47									36.1	48.0				44.3	44.0										$15,481	$787	$14,694
Meyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7201 Lake St	Lexington	48450	Sanilac County	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 679-1200	275	21	13.4	49.8%	247 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	89.8	139^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.7%		80.5	270^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.9%	131									68.5	63.3				74.1	58.3										$16,787	$787	$16,000
CroswellLexington Middle School	Public	5-8	5485 Peck Rd	Croswell	48422	Sanilac County	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 679-1400	508	27	19.0	54.1%	453 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	71	210^th of 896 public middle schools	76.6%		72.1	197^th of 890 public middle schools	77.9%	13	76.0			40.8							43.2	33.3	42.4			34.8	30.1	52.5	52.3	54.8		31.1	62.4		$13,858	$785	$13,072
Pioneer High School	Public	6-12	15 S Howard Ave	Croswell	48422	Sanilac County	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 679-1300	78	5	14.9	82.1%	68 (87.2%)	1 (1.3%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	37.1	479^th of 800 public high schools	40.1%					(n/a)		36.4	53.3		343.6	353.3	400.9	344.5													2074.4			2074.5	$4,352	$801	$3,551
Deckerville Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2633 Black River St	Deckerville	48427	Sanilac County	Deckerville Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 376-9785	288	22	13.2	66.7%	264 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	67.1	450^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.8%		75	337^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.4%	113									36.7	53.8	56.8	50.0		44.9	38.5	56.8	47.4		54.1			27.0			$14,899	$2,678	$12,222
Deckerville Community High School	Public	7-12	2633 Black River St	Deckerville	48427	Sanilac County	Deckerville Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 376-3875	219	14	15.7	44.7%	200 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (6.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	44.4	421^st of 800 public high schools	47.4%		31	501^st of 739 public high schools	32.2%	80	64.7	61.5	56.7	23.5	38.5	26.7	46.5	16.3					44.2					20.9		38.2	27.9		35.3	27.9	$20,585	$1,388	$19,197
Marlette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6230 Euclid St	Marlette	48453	Sanilac County	Marlette Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 635-4925	328	18	18.0	59.1%	276 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	57.1	594^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.2%		51.7	693^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	53.4%	99									36.4	53.4	44.0			41.8	60.3	28.0			48.0			22.0			$14,098	$1,885	$12,213
Marlette JrSr High School	Public	6-12	3051 Moore St	Marlette	48453	Sanilac County	Marlette Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 635-4935	371	20	18.6	56.6%	332 (89.5%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	38	475^th of 800 public high schools	40.6%		34.4	477^th of 739 public high schools	35.5%	2	59.3	60.8	54.9	25.9	29.4	18.3	51.1	11.1				35.3	29.6				30.8	33.3		34.0	20.0		44.4	24.4	$13,692	$996	$12,696
Peck JrSr High School	Public	6-12	222 E Lapeer St	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Peck Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 378-5501	202	12	16.8	65.3%	184 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	51.3	353^rd of 800 public high schools	55.9%		55.4	322^nd of 739 public high schools	56.4%	31	44.8	65.2	26.3	17.2	30.4	386.3	43.8	25.0				53.6	26.7				39.3	23.3		41.4	39.4		37.0	48.5	$14,037	$1,593	$12,444
Peck Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 E Lapeer St	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Peck Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 378-5200	174	13	13.3	70.1%	166 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	28.8	1021^st of 1492 public elementary schools	31.6%		48.8	739^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.3%	282									33.3	19.1	33.3			33.3	19.1	1468.9			30.3			21.2			$16,083	$1,651	$14,432
Sandusky JuniorSenior High School	Public	7-12	191 E Pinetree Ln	Sandusky	48471	Sanilac County	Sandusky Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 648-3401	460	24	19.2	53.3%	431 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	49.2	377^th of 800 public high schools	52.9%		40.7	438^th of 739 public high schools	40.7%	61	61.7	58.7	58.9	28.4	36.0	23.3	58.1	27.0					33.9					32.3		27.2	20.3		35.8	33.8	$14,867	$1,110	$13,757
Sandusky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	395 S Sandusky Rd	Sandusky	48471	Sanilac County	Sandusky Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 648-2488	471	30	15.4	53.9%	435 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	47.9	731^st of 1492 public elementary schools	51.0%		53.6	667^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.2%	64									58.0	37.5	32.8	46.3		58.6	30.0	17.2	30.1		27.4			20.3			$16,524	$1,344	$15,180
Sanilac Career Center	Public	9-12	175 E Aitken Rd	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Sanilac Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 648-4700	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sanilac Independent School District (Isd) Special Education Services	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	46 N Jackson St	Sandusky	48471	Sanilac County	Sanilac Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 648-2200	55	13	4.1	52.7%	52 (94.5%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)

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