Best High Schools in Michigan

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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)
262784006363	71	Pentwater Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Park St	Pentwater	49449	Oceana County	Pentwater Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 869-4100	232	17	13.2	47.0%	188 (81.0%)	3 (1.3%)	28 (12.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$16,980			$964			$16,016	87.8	89.5	54	17
260026501343	72	Grand Traverse Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1245 Hammond Rd E	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Grand Traverse Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 932-6008	787	51	15.4	38.0%	712 (90.5%)	20 (2.5%)	18 (2.3%)	14 (1.8%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	9 (1.1%)	$8,614			$574			$8,040	87.8	86.1	79	7
260018201057	73	Will Carleton Charter School Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2001 W Hallett Rd	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Will Carleton Charter School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 437-2000	280	21	13.3	38.2%	258 (92.1%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.9%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,459			$907			$8,552	87.6	89.2	57	16
262082005745	74	Lakeshore High School	Public	9-12	5771 Cleveland Ave	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	No	(269) 428-1402	856	49	17.5	29.8%	685 (80.0%)	45 (5.3%)	72 (8.4%)	31 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	$15,969			$1,046			$14,923	87.3	82.4	102	28
260016401005	75	Washtenaw Technical Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 E Huron River Dr	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Technical Middle College	Yes	No	No	No	(734) 973-3410	776	23	33.9	31.2%	550 (70.9%)	92 (11.9%)	8 (1.0%)	67 (8.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	$8,941			$578			$8,363	87.3	90.8	44	31
263102006732	76	Schoolcraft High School	Public	7-12	13400 S 14th St	Schoolcraft	49087	Kalamazoo County	Schoolcraft Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 488-7350	499	26	19.3	29.9%	457 (91.6%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$13,206			$1,659			$11,548	87	75.6	146	70
260501004187	77	Berkley High School	Public	7-12	2325 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8100	1,210	63	19.1	17.4%	883 (73.0%)	221 (18.3%)	39 (3.2%)	26 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.3%)	$15,979			$422			$15,557	86.8	87.2	70	7
263288006837	78	St Louis High School	Public	9-12	113 E Saginaw St	Saint Louis	48880	Gratiot County	St. Louis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 681-2500	292	18	16.5	68.8%	244 (83.6%)	8 (2.7%)	37 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,315			$1,682			$11,633	85.8	53.8	318	240
261425005068	79	Fenton Senior High School	Public	9-12	3200 W Shiawassee Ave	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-2600	1,102	57	19.3	30.0%	962 (87.3%)	6 (0.5%)	66 (6.0%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.9%)	$13,491			$910			$12,581	85.4	84.7	88	9
261260004971	80	East Lansing High School	Public	9-12	509 Burcham Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7500	1,255	57	22.2	34.5%	717 (57.1%)	227 (18.1%)	125 (10.0%)	65 (5.2%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (8.7%)	$13,251			$1,144			$12,106	85.2	85.1	86	6

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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.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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