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

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Berrien County, Michigan, drawn from 23 qualifying public elementary schools. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary leads the list at 10.4:1, against a median of 15.7:1 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

15.7:1

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	New Buffalo Elementary School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	Elementary	211	11.1:1
3	Mars Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Elementary	338	12.1:1
4	Lybrook Elementary School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	Elementary	233	12.7:1
5	Bridgman Elementary School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	Elementary	309	13.2:1
6	Merritt Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Elementary	304	14.1:1
7	Sylvester Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Elementary	394	14.6:1
8	South Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Elementary	335	14.9:1
9	Ottawa Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Elementary	230	15.1:1
10	Stewart Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	391	15.2:1
11	Hollywood Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	377	15.3:1
12	Roosevelt Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	412	15.7:1
13	Countryside Academy Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Countryside Academy	Elementary	384	16.3:1
14	Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy	Elementary	227	16.3:1
15	Brandywine Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Elementary	379	16.5:1
16	Coloma Elementary School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Elementary	356	16.7:1
17	North Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Elementary	312	17.4:1
18	Lincoln School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	423	18.3:1
19	Ballard Elementary School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	516	18.5:1
20	Eastside Connections School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	403	18.6:1
21	Moccasin Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Elementary	354	18.8:1
22	Brown School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	410	21.2:1
23	Clarke School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	462	21.4:1

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