With 171 students, Northport Public Schools has fewer kids in kindergarten through 12th grade than Okemos High School has in its marching band alone.
Mackinaw City has 187 students; Alba, 174; Stanton Township, 138.
All are tiny. All are poor as judged by the percentage of students receiving federal free lunch assistance.
And all scored better in 4th grade math than larger, richer school districts across Michigan.