SciotaMI
A town of 1,588. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
What makes Sciota stand out
The thing Sciota does most differently from other towns.
99% of working residents leave Sciota for work
Where Sciota’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Sciota’s report card
Now in Sciota
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sciota. Another town gets a different order.
Sciota’s public schools outperform 75% of Michigan districts
The public schools Sciota’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laingsburg High School | 9–12 | 340 | A− |
Most working residents commute out of Sciota
Most working residents leave Sciota for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Owosso (9%), East Lansing (6%) and Caledonia (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Sciota has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.
Healthier than 61% of U.S. towns
Sciota beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Sciota | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.9% |
1.2% of Sciota is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bates Scout Park | — | 9 |
About Sciota
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Sciota Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population as of the last census is 1,688 in the 2020 census. The township mostly surrounds the city of Laingsburg, but the two are administered autonomously.
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- Population
- 1,688
- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 863 ft
Sciota’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Sciota.