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)
263045006701	251	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	3465 N Center Rd	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 799-5790	1,396	73	19	45.2%	779 (55.8%)	271 (19.4%)	221 (15.8%)	44 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (5.4%)	$12,416			$1,393			$11,023	61.6	55	308	57
261233004934	252	Durand Area High School	Public	9-12	9575 E Monroe Rd	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 288-2684	425	23	18.3	40.7%	398 (93.6%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,112			$869			$13,243	61.6	50.9	343	91
262055005727	253	Laingsburg High School	Public	9-12	8008 Woodbury Rd	Laingsburg	48848	Shiawassee County	Laingsburg Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 651-5091	363	20	17.9	26.2%	328 (90.4%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,860			$885			$11,974	61.5	58.6	279	26
262568006213	254	North Branch High School	Public	9-12	6598 Brush St	North Branch	48461	Lapeer County	North Branch Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 688-3001	701	33	21.2	48.1%	649 (92.6%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$11,257			$961			$10,296	61.4	52	331	77
261764005429	255	HanoverHorton High School	Public	9-12	10000 Moscow Rd	Horton	49246	Jackson County	Hanover-Horton School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 563-0101	304	16	19	30.9%	285 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$15,242			$1,029			$14,213	61.3	62.6	236	19
260578004205	256	Big Rapids High School	Public	9-12	21175 15 Mile Rd	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 796-7651	714	34	21	41.7%	638 (89.4%)	29 (4.1%)	15 (2.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	$12,859			$1,122			$11,737	60.8	49.6	351	95
260891004432	257	Cheboygan Area High School	Public	8-12	801 W Lincoln Ave	Cheboygan	49721	Cheboygan County	Cheboygan Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 627-7191	609	37	16.5	52.9%	522 (85.7%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.8%)	$14,074			$941			$13,133	60.8	47.7	366	109
260447004128	258	Bedford Senior High School	Public	9-12	8285 Jackman Rd	Temperance	48182	Monroe County	Bedford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 850-6100	1,294	73	17.6	26.6%	1,158 (89.5%)	7 (0.5%)	76 (5.9%)	16 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.7%)	$14,103			$811			$13,293	60.7	55.7	302	44
262316006008	259	Mason County Eastern Junior HighHigh School	Public	7-12	18 S Main St	Custer	49405	Mason County	Mason County Eastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 757-3733	171	9	18.1	59.1%	151 (88.3%)	4 (2.3%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$16,584			$2,147			$14,438	60.4	68.8	192	67
260660004262	260	Brandywine Senior High School	Public	9-12	1700 Bell Rd	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Brandywine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 683-4800	363	21	17.7	52.6%	293 (80.7%)	13 (3.6%)	20 (5.5%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	$15,921			$1,579			$14,342	60.4	39.9	430	170

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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