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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Berrien County, Michigan

Across Berrien County, Michigan, 45 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary leads the list at 10.4:1, against a median of 16.3:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Berrien County, Michigan

Best Students/teacher

10.4:1

Median Students/teacher

16.3:1

LOWEST RATIO · BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Martin Luther King Jr Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	Elementary	229	10.4:1
2	Fair Plain Middle School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	Middle	240	10.9:1
3	New Buffalo Elementary School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	Elementary	211	11.1:1
4	Mars Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Elementary	338	12.1:1
5	Bridgman High School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	High	239	12.1:1
6	Lybrook Elementary School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	Elementary	233	12.7:1
7	River Valley MiddleHigh School	THREE OAKS, MI	River Valley School District	High	265	13.1:1
8	FC Reed Middle School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	Middle	261	13.1:1
9	Bridgman Elementary School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	Elementary	309	13.2:1
10	Merritt Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Elementary	304	14.1:1
11	Benton Harbor High School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	High	469	14.2:1
12	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	Combined	418	14.4:1
13	Sylvester Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Elementary	394	14.6:1
14	South Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Elementary	335	14.9:1
15	Ottawa Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Elementary	230	15.1:1
16	Stewart Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	391	15.2:1
17	Hollywood Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	377	15.3:1
18	Berrien Springs Middle School	Berrien Springs, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Middle	424	15.7:1
19	Roosevelt Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	412	15.7:1
20	Brandywine Senior High School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	High	366	15.7:1
21	Countryside Academy MiddleHigh School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Countryside Academy	Combined	386	15.9:1
22	Watervliet Middle School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Middle	309	16.2:1
23	Countryside Academy Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Countryside Academy	Elementary	384	16.3:1
24	Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy	Elementary	227	16.3:1
25	Brandywine Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Elementary	379	16.5:1
26	Berrien Springs High School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	High	554	16.5:1
27	Coloma Elementary School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Elementary	356	16.7:1
28	Coloma Junior High School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Middle	228	17.0:1
29	Lakeshore Middle School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Middle	612	17.1:1
30	Lakeshore High School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	High	843	17.2:1
31	North Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Elementary	312	17.4:1
32	Ring Lardner Middle School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Middle	510	17.5:1
33	Coloma High School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	High	336	17.7:1
34	Watervliet Senior High School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	High	360	17.9:1
35	Buchanan High School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	High	561	18.1:1
36	Lincoln School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	423	18.3:1
37	Ballard Elementary School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	516	18.5:1
38	Eastside Connections School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	403	18.6:1
39	Moccasin Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Elementary	354	18.8:1
40	Upton Middle School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Middle	690	19.1:1
41	St Joseph High School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	High	933	19.1:1
42	Buchanan Middle School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Middle	358	19.5:1
43	Niles Senior High School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	High	828	20.4:1
44	Brown School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	410	21.2:1
45	Clarke School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	462	21.4:1

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