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)
262325006011	81	Mattawan High School	Public	9-12	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	No	(269) 668-3361	1,125	58	19.2	22.0%	944 (83.9%)	28 (2.5%)	80 (7.1%)	18 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.5%)	$12,045			$724			$11,321	85	87.6	67	14
261983005645	82	Jenison High School	Public	9-12	2140 Bauer Rd	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 457-3400	1,470	78	18.8	25.9%	1,199 (81.6%)	18 (1.2%)	156 (10.6%)	19 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (5.2%)	$13,294			$1,121			$12,174	84.9	77.5	135	53
260687004283	83	Brighton High School	Public	9-12	7878 Brighton Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-4100	1,901	103	18.4	12.3%	1,736 (91.3%)	11 (0.6%)	77 (4.1%)	34 (1.8%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	36 (1.9%)	$12,817			$420			$12,397	84.8	89	59	24
262181005875	84	Alanson Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7400 North St	Alanson	49706	Emmet County	Alanson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 548-2261	229	22	10.6	78.2%	183 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.7%)	$15,252			$1,378			$13,873	84.7	35.8	469	385
261638005282	85	Grand Haven High School	Public	9-12	17001 Ferris St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-6000	1,724	94	18.2	27.4%	1,476 (85.6%)	35 (2.0%)	119 (6.9%)	33 (1.9%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (3.3%)	$14,983			$1,012			$13,971	84.1	92.1	40	45
261103004561	86	Grayling High School	Public	9-12	1135 N Old 27	Grayling	49738	Crawford County	Crawford AuSable Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 344-3532	462	28	16.6	52.4%	426 (92.2%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	$15,141			$2,130			$13,011	83.9	89.9	50	36
260816004387	87	CarsonvillePort Sanilac High School	Public	6-12	100 N Goetze Rd	Carsonville	48419	Sanilac County	Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 657-9394	171	9	20	70.2%	161 (94.2%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$13,687			$1,283			$12,404	83.8	88	65	22
261899005574	88	Milford High School	Public	7-12	2380 S Milford Rd	Highland	48381	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8091	1,242	61	20.5	27.6%	1,103 (88.8%)	14 (1.1%)	66 (5.3%)	16 (1.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.9%)	$14,840			$998			$13,842	83.4	74.9	149	61
260282004032	89	Huron High School	Public	9-12	2727 Fuller Rd	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2043	1,635	110	14.9	30.8%	566 (34.6%)	331 (20.2%)	196 (12.0%)	316 (19.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	224 (13.7%)	$18,044			$603			$17,441	83.2	81	115	26
260020701134	90	Creative Technologies Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 Pine St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Creative Technologies Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-4905	314	21	14.8	45.2%	273 (86.9%)	6 (1.9%)	23 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$12,409			$1,069			$11,340	83.2	32.2	502	412

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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