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)
262382006060	51	Midland High School	Public	9-12	1301 Eastlawn Dr	Midland	48642	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 923-5181	1,156	62	18.7	35.3%	989 (85.6%)	31 (2.7%)	69 (6.0%)	13 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	44 (3.8%)	$13,875			$824			$13,051	91.6	88.4	64	13
262205005926	52	Lowell Senior High School	Public	9-12	11700 Vergennes St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2900	1,099	57	19.3	29.0%	992 (90.3%)	10 (0.9%)	55 (5.0%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.6%)	$12,803			$768			$12,035	91.6	85.2	84	32
262796006378	53	PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	5101 S Clintonia Rd	Westphalia	48894	Clinton County	Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 587-5100	468	24	19.3	14.5%	438 (93.6%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$13,726			$1,109			$12,616	91.6	94.1	28	25
260585004226	54	Wylie E Groves High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	20500 W 13 Mile Rd	Beverly Hills	48025	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-3520	1,110	65	16.9	13.4%	710 (64.0%)	263 (23.7%)	30 (2.7%)	33 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.4%)	$21,073			$430			$20,643	91.1	90.4	47	7
260801004374	55	CarneyNadeau Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	151 N Us Highway 41	Carney	49812	Menominee County	Carney-Nadeau Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 398-3052	232	16	14.2	62.9%	214 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	$15,268			$1,861			$13,407	90.9	55.2	306	251
260609008480	56	Bloomfield Hills High School	Public	9-12	4200 Andover Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-5600	1,598	103	15.4	14.0%	1,152 (72.1%)	145 (9.1%)	61 (3.8%)	138 (8.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (6.3%)	$23,345			$1,398			$21,947	90.8	93.2	33	23
262856006419	57	Salem High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	46181 Joy Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-2800	1,859	90	20.7	19.1%	1,115 (60.0%)	178 (9.6%)	98 (5.3%)	376 (20.2%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.5%)	$14,368			$1,833			$12,534	90.7	94.8	25	32
261884005563	58	Hudsonville High School	Public	9-12	5155 32nd Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-1500	1,513	77	19.5	12.0%	1,315 (86.9%)	28 (1.9%)	80 (5.3%)	38 (2.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.2%)	$12,978			$1,115			$11,863	90.1	86.8	73	15
261299005001	59	Edwardsburg High School	Public	9-12	69358 Section St	Edwardsburg	49112	Cass County	Edwardsburg Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 663-1044	815	35	23.6	25.2%	738 (90.6%)	6 (0.7%)	32 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	$13,274			$786			$12,488	90.1	81.7	110	51
263285006834	60	St Joseph High School	Public	9-12	2521 Stadium Dr	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3200	988	49	20	25.9%	744 (75.3%)	93 (9.4%)	59 (6.0%)	47 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.3%)	$14,207			$570			$13,636	90	85.4	83	23

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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.