Best High Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 743)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
260843004397	551	Cassopolis High School	Public	9-12	22721 Diamond Cove St	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County	Cassopolis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 445-5733	271	15	17.6	57.6%	164 (60.5%)	35 (12.9%)	20 (7.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.7%)	$15,969			$2,379			$13,590	25.3	20.4	586	35
262895001602	552	Portage Community High School	Public	9-12	1010 W Milham Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6700	138	11	12.5	71.0%	74 (53.6%)	24 (17.4%)	19 (13.8%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.6%)	$23,452			$572			$22,880	25.1			(n/a)
260014200804	553	Countryside Academy MiddleHigh School	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	4800 Meadowbrook Rd	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Countryside Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(269) 944-3319	352	23	15.6	87.2%	41 (11.6%)	184 (52.3%)	117 (33.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,129			$1,643			$10,486	24.9	29.1	525	28
260107008516	554	Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 Filer St	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(231) 794-5999	3,389	188	18	78.8%	1,874 (55.3%)	839 (24.8%)	323 (9.5%)	45 (1.3%)	14 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	292 (8.6%)	$11,154			$1,610			$9,544	24.8	22.5	565	11
260000500807	555	WK Kellogg Preparatory High School	Public	8-12	100 Van Buren St W	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9672	157	10	16.5	80.9%	38 (24.2%)	82 (52.2%)	19 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.5%)	$10,957			$3,531			$7,426	24.7			(n/a)
260789004373	556	CarmanAinsworth High School	Public	8-12	1300 N Linden Rd	Flint	48532	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3240	1,033	55	18.9	78.7%	241 (23.3%)	614 (59.4%)	55 (5.3%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (10.6%)	$16,990			$2,522			$14,468	24.6	12.8	645	89
261103008598	557	Great Lakes Online Education	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1135 N Old 27	Grayling	49738	Crawford County	Crawford AuSable Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 344-3766	95	5	19	84.2%	84 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	$4,768			$319			$4,449	24.5			(n/a)
261917005599	558	Inland Lakes Secondary School	Public	6-12	4363 S Straits Hwy	Indian River	49749	Cheboygan County	Inland Lakes Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 238-6868	324	22	15	63.9%	291 (89.8%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	$15,719			$2,825			$12,894	24.5	30.3	517	41
260360004059	559	Au GresSims High School	Public	9-12	310 S Court St	Au Gres	48703	Arenac County	Au Gres-Sims School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 876-7157	141	6	23.9	56.7%	125 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$14,832			$2,297			$12,536	24.4	49.4	354	205
260480004160	560	Bentley Senior High School	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	257	16	16.3	79.4%	180 (70.0%)	35 (13.6%)	26 (10.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$14,874			$1,527			$13,347	24.4	21.8	568	8

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.