Whitmore Lake’s public schools beat 71% of Michigan districts
The public schools Whitmore Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Whitmore Lake’s schools, in brief
Average for Michigan, but last among its neighbors
Statewide, Whitmore Lake sits near the middle. Locally it’s a different story: every town that borders it scores higher. Webster (A) is the strongest, followed by Green Oak (A). Compare ↓
Whitmore Lake runs its own schools through grade 12, then shares
Whitmore Lake runs its own schools through grade 12. Northfield sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Well funded
Whitmore Lake spends about $22,500 per student, 36% more than the state average. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Whitmore Lake compares
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 Whitmore Lake.
Parts of Whitmore Lake are served by Brighton Area Schools and South Lyon Community Schools.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Below the state in reading
Whitmore Lake vs. its neighbors
Whitmore Lake’s schools rank 4th of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.
Every school in Whitmore Lake
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Whitmore Lake families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Whitmore Lake
There’s no college in Whitmore Lake, but 16 are within 30 miles. The closest is University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor, 9.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Whitmore Lake. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 6 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.