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)
268088008361	481	Virtual Learning Academy Consortium	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2111 Pontiac Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(248) 209-2037	327	9	36.9	47.7%	182 (55.7%)	61 (18.7%)	17 (5.2%)	47 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)								33.5	56.2	297	184
262091005764	482	Lakeview High School	Public	8-12	9800 Youngman Rd	Lakeview	48850	Montcalm County	Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 352-7221	366	19	19.7	52.7%	339 (92.6%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,642			$2,472			$12,170	33.4	59.9	261	221
260789000507	483	Mott Middle College High School	Public	9-12	1401 E Court St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 232-8530	332	0		93.4%	43 (13.0%)	264 (79.5%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$4,475			$1,607			$2,869	33.2	18.9	600	117
260693008119	484	Britton Deerfield SchoolsBritton Building	Public, Alternative	K-12	201 College Ave	Britton	49229	Lenawee County	Britton Deerfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 451-4581	237	15	15.4	52.3%	224 (94.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$16,695			$1,956			$14,739	33.2	19.3	598	114
261038004515	485	Coloma High School	Public	9-12	300 W Saint Joseph St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 468-2400	369	18	20.2	68.3%	241 (65.3%)	36 (9.8%)	66 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	$14,937			$1,936			$13,001	33.1	21.2	578	93
260100008333	486	Bay City Academy Farragut Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 N Farragut St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 414-8254	341	18	18.9	85.9%	229 (67.2%)	22 (6.5%)	31 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (16.4%)	$11,160			$2,989			$8,172	33	48.2	364	122
260110708801	487	Highpoint Virtual Academy of MIchigan	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	210 E Mesick Ave	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(231) 371-4707	2,308	124	18.5	81.5%	1,152 (49.9%)	700 (30.3%)	200 (8.7%)	23 (1.0%)	14 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	219 (9.5%)	$11,905			$1,399			$10,506	32.8	39.4	438	49
262094005766	488	LakeVille High School	Public	9-12	12455 Wilson Rd	Otisville	48463	Genesee County	LakeVille Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4054	373	19	19.1	49.9%	329 (88.2%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$13,403			$2,920			$10,483	32.6	28.1	533	45
260956000938	489	Mosaic School	Public	7-12	350 W Wheatland Ave	Remus	49340	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 967-8150	97	4	24.2	87.6%	73 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)	$00			$00			$00	32.6	47.6	369	120
263552007160	490	Waverly Senior High School	Public	9-12	160 Snow Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 323-3831	1,000	52	19.2	57.6%	325 (32.5%)	364 (36.4%)	141 (14.1%)	48 (4.8%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	113 (11.3%)	$14,685			$1,223			$13,462	32.5	28.1	532	42

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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:

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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.