Best High Schools in Michigan

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
261119004569	611	Forest Park School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	801 Forest Pkwy	Crystal Falls	49920	Iron County	Forest Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 214-4695	479	26	18.2	54.1%	447 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$13,382	$1,414	$11,968	18.5	52	332	279
260627004247	612	Bloomingdale Middle and High School	Public	6-12	629 E Kalamazoo St	Bloomingdale	49026	Van Buren County	Bloomingdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 521-3910	569	34	16.4	73.5%	303 (53.3%)	27 (4.7%)	224 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$13,634	$2,929	$10,705	18.3	16.6	618	6
261446005082	613	Fitzgerald Senior High School	Public	9-12	23200 Ryan Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-7070	806	43	18.5	82.0%	136 (16.9%)	441 (54.7%)	23 (2.9%)	161 (20.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	$18,607	$4,807	$13,800	18.2	12.7	646	33
260741008787	614	Burr Oak Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	326 E Eagle St	Burr Oak	49030	St. Joseph County	Burr Oak Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 489-2213	174	1	217.5	76.4%	115 (66.1%)	28 (16.1%)	8 (4.6%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (4.0%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.9%)	$12,768	$748	$12,020	18.2			(n/a)
260759007733	615	Cadillac Innovation High School	Public	9-12	9600 E 13th St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-5900	152	5	30.4	84.2%	137 (90.1%)	3 (2.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.3%)	$10,528	$1,376	$9,153	17.9	39.1	440	175
260001503903	616	Wayne Memorial High School	Public	8-12	3001 4th St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 419-2206	1,361	74	18.3	63.3%	585 (43.0%)	564 (41.4%)	114 (8.4%)	12 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	79 (5.8%)	$19,778	$2,298	$17,480	17.7	21.3	575	41
260704004301	617	Brown City High School	Public	7-12	4400 Second St	Brown City	48416	Sanilac County	Brown City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 346-4700	353	17	21.2	60.6%	333 (94.3%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,885	$2,484	$11,401	17.7	21.4	573	44
262994006581	618	John M Schultz Educational Campus	Public	9-12	1440 John R Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5901	55	12	4.7	61.8%	40 (72.7%)	5 (9.1%)	3 (5.5%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	$61,609	$12,903	$48,707	17.5			(n/a)
260109208670	619	Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County	Public, Charter	6-12	2479 S M 76	West Branch	48661	Ogemaw County	Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County	Yes	No	No	No	(989) 343-9070	118	4	27.4	94.9%	108 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	$10,645	$2,584	$8,062	17.4			(n/a)
260105008885	620	Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2875 Eyde Pkwy	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Great Lakes Learning Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(810) 471-4989	454	13	33.9	76.0%	263 (57.9%)	101 (22.2%)	45 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	$00	$00	$00	16.9	33.2	490	130

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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.

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)
261119004569	611	Forest Park School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	801 Forest Pkwy	Crystal Falls	49920	Iron County	Forest Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 214-4695	479	26	18.2	54.1%	447 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$13,382			$1,414			$11,968	18.5	52	332	279
260627004247	612	Bloomingdale Middle and High School	Public	6-12	629 E Kalamazoo St	Bloomingdale	49026	Van Buren County	Bloomingdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 521-3910	569	34	16.4	73.5%	303 (53.3%)	27 (4.7%)	224 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$13,634			$2,929			$10,705	18.3	16.6	618	6
261446005082	613	Fitzgerald Senior High School	Public	9-12	23200 Ryan Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-7070	806	43	18.5	82.0%	136 (16.9%)	441 (54.7%)	23 (2.9%)	161 (20.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	$18,607			$4,807			$13,800	18.2	12.7	646	33
260741008787	614	Burr Oak Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	326 E Eagle St	Burr Oak	49030	St. Joseph County	Burr Oak Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 489-2213	174	1	217.5	76.4%	115 (66.1%)	28 (16.1%)	8 (4.6%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (4.0%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.9%)	$12,768			$748			$12,020	18.2			(n/a)
260759007733	615	Cadillac Innovation High School	Public	9-12	9600 E 13th St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 876-5900	152	5	30.4	84.2%	137 (90.1%)	3 (2.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.3%)	$10,528			$1,376			$9,153	17.9	39.1	440	175
260001503903	616	Wayne Memorial High School	Public	8-12	3001 4th St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 419-2206	1,361	74	18.3	63.3%	585 (43.0%)	564 (41.4%)	114 (8.4%)	12 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	79 (5.8%)	$19,778			$2,298			$17,480	17.7	21.3	575	41
260704004301	617	Brown City High School	Public	7-12	4400 Second St	Brown City	48416	Sanilac County	Brown City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 346-4700	353	17	21.2	60.6%	333 (94.3%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,885			$2,484			$11,401	17.7	21.4	573	44
262994006581	618	John M Schultz Educational Campus	Public	9-12	1440 John R Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5901	55	12	4.7	61.8%	40 (72.7%)	5 (9.1%)	3 (5.5%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	$61,609			$12,903			$48,707	17.5			(n/a)
260109208670	619	Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County	Public, Charter	6-12	2479 S M 76	West Branch	48661	Ogemaw County	Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County	Yes	No	No	No	(989) 343-9070	118	4	27.4	94.9%	108 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	$10,645			$2,584			$8,062	17.4			(n/a)
260105008885	620	Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2875 Eyde Pkwy	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Great Lakes Learning Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(810) 471-4989	454	13	33.9	76.0%	263 (57.9%)	101 (22.2%)	45 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	$00			$00			$00	16.9	33.2	490	130