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)
262442001827	711	Montrose Alternative Education Center	Public	8-12	150 Saginaw St	Montrose	48457	Genesee County	Montrose Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-8840	181	4	44.1	70.2%	160 (88.4%)	5 (2.8%)	14 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,683			$862			$4,820	5.5			(n/a)
261776005441	712	Harper Woods High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	20225 Beaconsfield St	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 245-3084	879	40	22.2	77.4%	19 (2.2%)	858 (97.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,842			$3,144			$14,698	5.3	6.7	690	22
263228008631	713	SOAR Academic Institute	Public	6-12	26141 Schoolcraft	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 535-4000	164	7	24.5	68.3%	32 (19.5%)	114 (69.5%)	5 (3.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	$12,356			$973			$11,383	5.2	3.6	725	12
260110304857	714	Western International High School	Public	9-12	1500 Scotten St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-4758	2,151	84	25.7	75.6%	163 (7.6%)	422 (19.6%)	1,555 (72.3%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$18,085			$5,631			$12,454	5.2	4	720	6
260957001803	715	Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ	Public	9-12	19230 Cass Ave	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 723-2080	140	11	12.2	67.1%	88 (62.9%)	25 (17.9%)	13 (9.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.6%)	$14,703			$329			$14,374	5.2			(n/a)
261008001881	716	iCampus Virtual Learning School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	35300 Little Mack Ave	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 790-2756	277	8	34.7	84.5%	96 (34.7%)	134 (48.4%)	9 (3.2%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (11.2%)	$15,568			$958			$14,611	5			(n/a)
260110308306	717	East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney	Public	9-12	5020 Cadieux Rd	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-0655	697	42	16.6	85.1%	2 (0.3%)	685 (98.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,498			$7,345			$16,153	4.9	2.6	731	14
262976008952	718	River Rouge Alternative Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1460 Coolidge Hwy	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(800) 297-2119	254	3	81.4	81.9%	119 (46.9%)	100 (39.4%)	18 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$20,579			$1,316			$19,263	4.9	5.6	698	20
260016807800	719	Chandler Park Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20254 Kelly Rd	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Chandler Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 499-3010	682	37	18.4	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	682 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,403			$2,827			$10,575	4.8	8.6	676	43
260094907848	720	Lighthouse Academy South Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3300 36th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Lighthouse Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 949-2287	146	13	10.9	95.9%	44 (30.1%)	54 (37.0%)	36 (24.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.1%)	$29,016			$8,091			$20,925	4.8			(n/a)

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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.