#1 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Roeper City & Country School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only independent school in Bloomfield Hills
Bloomfield Hills, MI
A+Overall grade436 students8 students per teacher
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Best Independent Schools in Michigan
The highest-graded schools of this kind in Michigan. Top 16 of 16 schools.
#2 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any independent school in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
A+Overall grade266 students5 students per teacher
#3 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Ann Arbor, MI
A+Overall grade266 students8 students per teacher
#4 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Green Hills School
Independent school · Grades 6–12
The largest of 25 independent schools in Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
A+Overall grade692 students8 students per teacher
#5 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Interlochen Arts Academy
Independent school · Grades 9–12
One of the 3 largest independent schools in Michigan
Interlochen, MI
AOverall grade567 students6 students per teacher
#6 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Kalamazoo Country Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
Small classes: about 6 students per teacher
Portage, MI
AOverall grade61 students6 students per teacher
#7 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Saginaw Chippewa Academy
Independent school · Grades K–5
The only independent school in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, MI
AOverall grade71 students2 students per teacher
#8 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Upland Hills School
Independent school · Ungraded
Smaller classes than 64% of independent schools in Michigan
Oxford, MI
AOverall grade97 students8 students per teacher
#9 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Detroit Waldorf School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
Growing: enrollment up 114% since 2011–12
Detroit, MI
B+Overall grade210 students6 students per teacher
#10 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
The Pathfinder School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only independent school in Traverse City
Traverse City, MI
B+Overall grade109 students6 students per teacher
#11 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Emerson School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
Small classes: about 7 students per teacher
Ann Arbor, MI
B+Overall grade327 students7 students per teacher
#12 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Eagle Creek Academy
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–5
Serving families in Oakland since at least 2011
Oakland, MI
BOverall grade97 students14 students per teacher
#13 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
The Grosse Pointe Academy
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
Growing: enrollment up 26% since 2013–14
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
BOverall grade214 students7 students per teacher
#14 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Sundai Michigan International Academy
Independent school · Grades K–12
The only independent school in Novi
Novi, MI
BOverall grade252 students
#15 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Gagie School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
Small classes: about 8 students per teacher
Kalamazoo, MI
B-Overall grade147 students8 students per teacher
#16 Best Independent Schools in Michigan
Arbor Valley Academy
Independent school · Grades 6–12
An independent school in Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti, MI
B-Overall grade266 students
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