Best High Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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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)
260789007793	171	Genesee Early College	Public	9-12	432 N Saginaw St	Flint	48502	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-5115	163	0		60.1%	46 (28.2%)	82 (50.3%)	25 (15.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	$4,961			$1,607			$3,354	70.2	86.9	72	99
263381006924	172	Thornapple Kellogg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3885 Bender Rd	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 795-3394	990	51	19.5	34.8%	889 (89.8%)	10 (1.0%)	56 (5.7%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.3%)	$14,320			$670			$13,650	70.2	72.6	169	3
263660007275	173	Yale Senior High School	Public	9-12	247 School Dr	Yale	48097	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 387-3231	526	25	20.7	34.6%	488 (92.8%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$14,568			$2,402			$12,166	70.2	77.6	134	39
260651004255	174	Boyne Falls Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1662 M75 S	Boyne Falls	49713	Charlevoix County	Boyne Falls Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 549-2211	205	18	11.5	71.2%	186 (90.7%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$20,453			$3,218			$17,235	70.1			(n/a)
262184005903	175	Churchill High School	Public	7-12	8900 Newburgh Rd	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2650	1,247	66	18.8	32.9%	857 (68.7%)	181 (14.5%)	74 (5.9%)	70 (5.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.0%)	$16,765			$1,252			$15,513	70	78.8	129	46
261350005014	176	Escanaba JuniorSenior High School	Public	6-12	500 S Lincoln Rd	Escanaba	49829	Delta County	Escanaba Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 786-6521	1,091	52	21	47.6%	989 (90.7%)	10 (0.9%)	16 (1.5%)	10 (0.9%)	45 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.8%)	$12,424			$1,914			$10,510	69.9	73.3	161	15
261407005045	177	North Farmington High School	Public	9-12	32900 W 13 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2005	1,229	70	17.4	29.3%	586 (47.7%)	386 (31.4%)	55 (4.5%)	132 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	66 (5.4%)	$16,892			$917			$15,975	69.8	63.6	226	49
262232005947	178	Madison High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3498 Treat Hwy	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Madison School District (Lenawee)	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 263-0742	462	26	17.6	55.4%	281 (60.8%)	20 (4.3%)	137 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$13,091			$409			$12,682	69.7	61.3	244	66
263516007084	179	Walled Lake Western High School	Public	9-12	600 Beck Rd	Commerce Township	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-4400	1,049	59	17.9	36.8%	616 (58.7%)	165 (15.7%)	117 (11.2%)	93 (8.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.1%)	$16,875			$1,460			$15,415	69.6	57.4	289	110
263591007194	180	West Ottawa High School Campus	Public	9-12	3685 Butternut Dr	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1100	2,185	112	19.5	49.8%	869 (39.8%)	70 (3.2%)	945 (43.2%)	162 (7.4%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	127 (5.8%)	$14,092			$947			$13,145	69.4	64.7	216	36

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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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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.