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Schools in Douglas · Saugatuck Public Schools

Douglas’s public schools beat 87% of Michigan districts

The public schools Douglas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

92%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
64%
▲ 16 pts vs MI 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 16 pts vs MI 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
84%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 6% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
MI 16.7 · smaller classes
Schools
1
366 students
The School Grade

How Douglas compares

A Test scoresC+ Graduation
Michigan school districts we grade (796)Better than 87%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1,077)Better than 92%
Good confidence. Built on 433 tested students and a graduating class of 57; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Michigan’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Michigan only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Douglas.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Douglas Elementary SchoolSaugatuck Public Schools

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 47.9%
Math51%
State average 34.6%

Douglas vs. its neighbors

Douglas’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.

Every school in Douglas

1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary

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What Douglas families are saying about school.

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Within reach

Colleges near Douglas

There’s no college in Douglas, but 3 are within 30 miles. The closest is Western Theological Seminary in Holland, 11.5 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Douglas. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.

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