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)
260495004182	301	Benzie Central Senior High School	Public	9-12	9300 Homestead Rd	Benzonia	49616	Benzie County	Benzie County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 882-4497	348	16	22.2	59.2%	306 (87.9%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	$14,548			$1,314			$13,234	55.2	36.3	465	164
261980005636	302	Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	5707 Williams Rd	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	No	(734) 322-2201	462	21	21.7	47.6%	428 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$13,993			$1,885			$12,109	55.2	37.5	449	147
262937006516	303	Ravenna High School	Public	9-12	2766 S Ravenna Rd	Ravenna	49451	Muskegon County	Ravenna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 853-2218	306	16	18.8	40.2%	275 (89.9%)	4 (1.3%)	20 (6.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,906			$1,050			$11,856	55.1	49.5	353	50
261160004587	304	Dearborn High School	Public	9-12	19501 Outer Dr	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1600	1,969	95	20.7	63.0%	1,832 (93.0%)	62 (3.1%)	44 (2.2%)	27 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$15,703			$2,326			$13,377	54.9	40	429	125
262085005749	305	Lakeview High School	Public	9-12	15060 Helmer Rd S	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	No	(269) 565-3700	1,383	65	21.2	53.5%	768 (55.5%)	157 (11.4%)	179 (12.9%)	137 (9.9%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	134 (9.7%)	$13,088			$1,076			$12,011	54.2	43.1	405	100
260840004391	306	Cass City Junior and Senior High School	Public	7-12	4868 Seeger St	Cass City	48726	Tuscola County	Cass City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 872-2148	452	24	19	50.7%	420 (92.9%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,823			$1,835			$10,988	54.2	64.9	215	91
262496006174	307	Napoleon High School	Public	9-12	201 West	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 536-8667	365	17	21.3	40.5%	344 (94.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$12,637			$1,346			$11,291	54.1	34.7	477	170
260390004081	308	John Glenn High School	Public	9-12	3201 Kiesel Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 684-7510	849	31	27.2	42.6%	705 (83.0%)	13 (1.5%)	86 (10.1%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$11,380			$607			$10,772	53.7	51.8	336	28
261539005199	309	Fruitport High School	Public	9-12	357 N 6th Ave	Fruitport	49415	Muskegon County	Fruitport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 865-3101	810	48	16.8	50.9%	685 (84.6%)	31 (3.8%)	50 (6.2%)	10 (1.2%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)	$14,666			$1,565			$13,101	53.6	55	310	1
260252003971	310	Allen Park High School	Public	9-12	18401 Champaign Rd	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-1200	1,152	59	19.5	35.7%	916 (79.5%)	34 (3.0%)	163 (14.1%)	9 (0.8%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.1%)	$14,554			$963			$13,592	53.6	55.2	307	3

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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.