Michigan's school records are an excellent tool for genealogical research.  They allow you to place a person in a time period, sometimes names of parents and guardians can be obtained, and it allows you to round out a family member's history.

People have been donating materials and time to type data out for Michigan researchers and are included here.  The records in this area can be school censuses, records, yearbooks, and commencement programs, to name some. 

Michigan School Records Online

• Bay County: Bay Journal site has sources including yearbook images.

• Grand Traverse: Multiple years and listings and towns. A must stop. 

• Gratiot County: School Census for Newark Township - Ithaca yearbook images and index coming

• Ingham County: 1920 The Oracle - Lansing High School

• Isabella County: Many different records online from school censuses, commencements, and yearbooks.

• Jackson County: 1925 Jackson High School index with lookup offer

• Kent County: Grand Rapids 1916 Union High School

• Kent County: 1903-1925 Searchable School Record database

• Keweenaw County: School Census for Eagle Harbor

• Livingston County: 1920 Howell High School yearbook online

• Manistee County: 1929 Manichigan yearbook Manistee High School

• Manistee County: 1938 Manichigan yearbook Manistee High School

• Marquette County: 1915 Yearbook

• Saginaw County: School Census for Chapin Township, 1901 Commencement of St. Andrews and more.

• Sanilac County: Deckerville High School 1925

• Tuscola County: Various 1960's yearbooks online

• Tuscola County: Akron yearbooks online 1913 - 1915 - 1920

• Wayne County: Central High School 1920

• Wayne County: 1920 Redford High School

• Wayne County: 1928? Redford High School Year Book - photos of 1927 and 1928 

• Wayne County: 1930-1933? St. Josaphat's Blue and Gold Yearbooks

Alumni Lists On Rootsweb
The above has varied Michigan yearbook indexes online that contributors have uploaded and it is searchable. 

If you know of anymore online school records for Michigan please share it we can include a link. If you have access to old school records and like to help get them online we would be glad to help get them there for you.  E-mail me please.

A Primer in School Records - research tips article

Search For Present Public Schools - National Center for Education Statistics website. Choose Michigan and then type in a town or township. 

Search For School District Offices - National Center for Education Statistics website. Choose Michigan and then type in a town or township.