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Jewish Day Schools in Southfield, Michigan
We confirm 7 Jewish day schools operating in Southfield, Michigan as of our most recent data refresh. Grade ranges and community labels come from school websites and federal records where they're publicly available. Start our matching quiz to narrow the list.
Schools tagged with a distance are in nearby cities that families in Southfield also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the center of the Southfield eruv.
Nearby, nearest first: Yeshiva Gedolah Ateres Mordechai (1 mi) · Sally Allan Alexander Beth Jacob School (2 mi) · Bais Yaakov (2 mi) · Beth Jacob 1-8 (2 mi).
2 elementary schools · 2 high schools · 7 combined k–12 schools
Schools in Southfield, by level
Scroll to the level that matches your child’s age. Within each level, schools are grouped by whether they serve boys, girls, or co-ed classes.
Elementary Schools (K–8) · 2 schools
Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.
Boys
Girls
High Schools (9–12) · 2 schools
Schools serving grades 9 through 12, including yeshivas, mesivtas, Bais Yaakov high schools, and Modern Orthodox and community high schools.
Boys
Girls
Combined K–12 Schools · 7 schools
Schools that serve students from kindergarten (or preschool) all the way through grade 12 under one roof.
Co-ed
Girls
Gender mix not specified
Yeshivas Darchei Torah Girls' School
Grades: PK - 12th
Public record
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About Jewish education in Michigan
Michigan's Jewish day schools are concentrated in metro Detroit, particularly in Southfield, Oak Park, and West Bloomfield, serving Orthodox, Conservative, and community traditions.
A year in Southfield
🌸 Spring Mar–May
56° / 36°
Jacket and layers
Dry
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
80° / 61°
Short sleeves, light clothes
Humid
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
61° / 44°
Jacket and layers
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
34° / 21°
Heavy coat, hat, gloves
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 75°F, lows about 56°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 75°F, lows about 56°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 62°F, lows about 45°F, humidity about 78%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 39°F, lows about 27°F, humidity about 85%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 31°F, lows about 19°F, humidity about 86%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 45°F, lows about 27°F, humidity about 77%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 55°F, lows about 35°F, humidity about 75%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 67°F, lows about 46°F, humidity about 73%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 82°F, lows about 64°F, humidity about 74%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Southfield, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Southfield
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$287,462
$180 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$1,441 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$4,044 /yr
💵 Household income
$80,784
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 48025, 48034, 48072, 48075, 48076, 48237, covering the eruv on file, plus the areas around its congregations and schools. Asking price is the median of current listings across those ZIP areas (Realtor.com research data, September 2026); by ZIP: 48075 $247,725 · 48237 $259,925 · 48076 $275,675 · 48025 $781,473 · 48072 $366,150 · 48034 $299,250. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $265,100. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Michigan: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
State taxes income
Michigan
🎓 State scholarship
None on file
No state-funded private school program for Michigan.
🏛️ Federal credit
Undecided
Has not decided whether to opt in to the federal credit.
Homeschooling in Michigan
Notice
Registering your home school with the state is optional for most families. It is required to receive special education services through the local district.
Subjects or hours
Required subjects include math, reading, English, science and social studies, plus civics in grades 10 to 12.
Checked 2026-10-27 against Michigan Department of Education. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Southfield
Congregations in and around Southfield, nearest first, measured from the center of the Southfield eruv. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
Other cities in Michigan with Jewish schools
Oak Park (6) · West Bloomfield (4) · Ann Arbor (3) · Farmington Hills (3) · Flint (1) · Grand Rapids (1)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Southfield, Michigan
What's the difference between a Jewish day school and a yeshiva?
Both teach a dual curriculum combining Judaic studies with general academic subjects, but "yeshiva" typically refers to schools in the yeshivish or Orthodox tradition with a heavier Torah-study focus. "Jewish day school" is the broader umbrella. See our guide to how Jewish schools differ.
Do we need to be religious to send our children?
No. Many Jewish day schools — particularly community and pluralistic schools, Conservative-movement schools, and Modern Orthodox schools that accept all affiliations — serve families across the full observance spectrum. Some schools require synagogue membership or minimum observance; most don't.
Is the posted tuition what we'll actually pay?
Usually not. Almost every Jewish day school has a financial aid program, and the "collected average" tuition across the cohort is typically 30–40% below the posted rate. Our tuition estimator shows what could apply to your family, and each school can tell you what it offers.
How do families afford Jewish day school tuition?
Public school is free; Jewish day schools copied its format and have to be paid for. Most schools set tuition family by family, through a committee that reviews tax returns and financial documents, so what a family pays depends on what the school judges it can afford. Schools generally do not publish how those amounts are calculated or what other families pay. Donations cover a large share of revenue, much of it from a small number of families, and working families in the middle tend to carry the most, since the cost multiplies with every child. Where staff children attend the school their parent works for, tuition is often part of the compensation package, and it is worth more with each child. Details vary by school. Our article How Yeshiva Day School Tuition Really Works shows the numbers.
How do we pick the right school for our family?
The practical fit factors are grade range, religious orientation (hashkafa), community character, distance from home, and what the tuition actually comes to after aid. Our matching quiz asks about each of these in about five minutes and produces a shortlist of schools that fit your family specifically.
Not sure which school fits?
Answer five questions about your child's grade, your location, and your community preferences — we'll show you the schools that match in Southfield, Michigan.
Start the matching quiz →Related reading
- →Jewish School Tuition Assistance: Every Way to Pay LessState vouchers, tax-credit scholarships, Federation funds and school aid.
- →What Is a Jewish Day School?A plain-language guide for families new to Jewish education.
- →Types of Jewish SchoolsHow to tell the main types apart — Modern Orthodox, yeshivish, Chabad, pluralistic.
Data sourced from the federal NCES Private School Survey and IRS Form 990 filings where available. We do not publish street addresses, phone numbers, enrollment counts, or our internal classification data. Research methodology · Missing a school?