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)
262820006393	491	Pine River Area High School	Public	8-12	17445 Pine River Rd	Leroy	49655	Osceola County	Pine River Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 829-3841	417	22	19	57.1%	384 (92.1%)	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$13,675			$2,401			$11,274	32.4	18.1	605	114
262463006114	492	Morrice Area High School	Public	6-12	691 Purdy Ln	Morrice	48857	Shiawassee County	Morrice Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 625-3143	239	14	17.3	48.1%	228 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,653			$1,897			$14,756	32.4	39.7	434	58
263456007030	493	Belleville High School	Public	7-12	501 W Columbia Ave	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 697-9133	1,770	81	21.8	52.0%	763 (43.1%)	828 (46.8%)	86 (4.9%)	14 (0.8%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (4.0%)	$15,302			$2,539			$12,762	32.4	30.6	514	21
263342006881	494	Swartz Creek High School	Public	9-12	1 Dragon Dr	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-1801	1,042	47	22.2	47.1%	832 (79.8%)	84 (8.1%)	57 (5.5%)	9 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.2%)	$13,016			$1,742			$11,275	32.2	32.4	499	5
261542005202	495	Fulton High School	Public	9-12	8060 Ely Hwy	Middleton	48856	Gratiot County	Fulton Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 236-7232	152	9	16.2	42.1%	136 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$15,744			$1,746			$13,998	32	37.9	445	50
262781006362	496	Pennfield Senior High School	Public	8-12	8299 Pennfield Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 961-9770	653	29	22.7	52.8%	520 (79.6%)	34 (5.2%)	36 (5.5%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.3%)	$12,500			$657			$11,843	32	27.3	539	43
260023208742	497	Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3402 Saint Aubin St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 877-9381	405	14	28.7	67.9%	0 (0.0%)	385 (95.1%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$11,354			$2,684			$8,670	31.7	28.3	529	32
261941005611	498	Iron Mountain High School	Public	9-12	300 W B St	Iron Mountain	49801	Dickinson County	Iron Mountain Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2610	253	12	20.7	41.1%	206 (81.4%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (7.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	$12,145			$1,780			$10,365	31.5	57.8	286	212
260008800559	499	Da Vinci Schools 612	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	2985 Springport Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Da Vinci Schools	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 796-0031	383	20	19	85.6%	279 (72.8%)	50 (13.1%)	24 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	$11,537			$2,019			$9,518	31.5	37.1	456	43
261827005491	500	Hesperia High School	Public	9-12	96 S Division St	Hesperia	49421	Oceana County	Hesperia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 854-6385	254	10	25.4	62.2%	232 (91.3%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,891			$1,565			$8,327	31.4	19.5	595	95

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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