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Schools in Plymouth · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Plymouth’s public schools beat 93% of Michigan districts

The public schools Plymouth’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#7Best public schools of 490#216Graduation rate89%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
66%
▲ 18 pts vs MI 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
58%
▲ 23 pts vs MI 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 7 pts vs MI 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 5% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.7
MI 16.7
Schools
4
1,089 students
The School Grade

How Plymouth compares

A+ Test scoresB+ Graduation
Michigan school districts we grade (796)Better than 93%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (406)Better than 89%
High confidence. Built on 6,565 tested students and a graduating class of 1,577; 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 Plymouth.

The path, start to finish
K–5Smith Elementary SchoolPlymouth-Canton Community Schools
6–8East Middle SchoolPlymouth-Canton Community Schools
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

The district

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

Plymouth-Canton Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 23 schools · 15,910 students
$15,647MI $16,528
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 47.9%
Math58%
State average 34.6%

Every school in Plymouth

4 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
364 students17:1Rate it →
Middle
East Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A+
725 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Plymouth · in other towns
Canton High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Canton
A+
1,899 students21:1Rate it →
Salem High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Canton
A+
1,871 students20:1Rate it →
Plymouth High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Canton
A
1,816 students19:1Rate it →
Private & other
Our Lady of Good Counsel School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private
452 studentsRate it →
Steppingstone School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private
11 studentsRate it →

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Within reach

Colleges near Plymouth

There’s no college in Plymouth, but 29 are within 30 miles. The closest is Madonna University in Livonia, 3.3 miles away.

Colleges →
Madonna UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Livonia
3.3 mi1,638 students
Schoolcraft Community College DistrictUniversity or college · Public · Livonia
3.8 mi5,623 students
Universal Technical Institute-CantonCommunity college · For-profit · Canton
6 mi1,645 students
Michigan School of PsychologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Farmington Hills
10 mi176 students
Eastern Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Ypsilanti
11.6 mi11,014 students
Henry Ford CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Dearborn
12.3 mi7,494 students
Washtenaw Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Ann Arbor
12.6 mi6,190 students
University of Michigan-DearbornUniversity or college · Public · Dearborn
12.6 mi6,735 students
Concordia University Ann ArborUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ann Arbor
12.9 mi1,114 students
Dorsey College-DearbornCommunity college · For-profit · Detroit
13 mi450 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Plymouth. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 19 more within 30 miles.

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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