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)
261644008957	621	Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue	Public	7-12	327 Rumsey St SW	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3160	384	18	21.5	86.2%	5 (1.3%)	18 (4.7%)	356 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,378			$3,702			$11,675	16.5	11.3	660	39
260769001863	622	CHSHorizons School	Public	9-12	110 Stanton Ave	Mohawk	49950	Keweenaw County	Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw	No	No	No	No	(906) 337-4611	72	6	11.4	76.4%	67 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$16,195			$1,064			$15,131	16.1			(n/a)
260107208593	623	Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1754 E Clark Rd	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 574-4667	139	5	27.8	58.3%	93 (66.9%)	17 (12.2%)	23 (16.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$8,572			$1,133			$7,439	15.9	12.7	647	24
262361006040	624	Merrill High School	Public	9-12	555 W Alice St	Merrill	48637	Saginaw County	Merrill Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 643-7231	177	10	17.8	54.2%	159 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$13,347			$1,852			$11,495	15.7	30	520	104
263492007059	625	Vestaburg Community High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	7100 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 268-5343	246	14	18	56.9%	225 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$16,628			$1,846			$14,782	15.7	31.9	504	121
263468008651	626	Success Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	23500 Mac Arthur Blvd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 427-0836	62	5	13.3	95.2%	16 (25.8%)	41 (66.1%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	$8,348			$1,316			$7,031	15.5			(n/a)
260103408339	627	Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County	Public, Charter	6-12	40 W M 55	Tawas City	48763	Iosco County	Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County	Yes	No	No	No	(989) 362-2575	187	6	30.8	84.0%	167 (89.3%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	$7,649			$1,771			$5,878	15.5	36.8	459	168
262856002047	628	Starkweather Academy Fiegel	Public	10-12	39750 Joy Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-4901	224	16	14.4	51.3%	140 (62.5%)	51 (22.8%)	12 (5.4%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	$16,578			$743			$15,834	15.4	10.6	668	40
263612007210	629	White Pigeon JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	410 Prairie Ave	White Pigeon	49099	St. Joseph County	White Pigeon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 483-7679	396	26	15.4	49.0%	332 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$12,498			$1,193			$11,305	15.3	19.6	594	35
263501007067	630	WakefieldMarenisco School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	715 Putnam St	Wakefield	49968	Gogebic County	Wakefield-Marenisco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 224-9421	257	17	14.8	56.4%	235 (91.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)	$15,194			$1,929			$13,265	15.1	14.2	636	6

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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