Michigan City’s public schools beat 81% of North Dakota districts
The public schools Michigan City’s kids attend outperform 81% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Michigan City’s schools, in brief
Michigan City shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Michigan City’s path is shared: Dakota Prairie Elementary School and Dakota Prairie High School. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (A); the middle school earns the lowest (C). See the path ↓
Well funded
Michigan City spends about $20,800 per student, 25% more than the state average. Test scores ↓
Math is above the state; reading is just below
Reading proficiency is 42%, level with the state. Math is 57%, 19 points above the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. 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 Michigan City compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on North Dakota’s state tests against the state average. 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.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of North Dakota 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 Michigan City.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Close to the state in reading
Every school in Michigan City
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Michigan City families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within North Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.