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)
261791005458	111	Hartland High School	Public	8-12	10635 Dunham Rd	Hartland	48353	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2200	1,738	84	20.6	15.7%	1,623 (93.4%)	9 (0.5%)	60 (3.5%)	17 (1.0%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.0%)	$10,888			$486			$10,402	80.9	91.4	43	68
262793006372	112	Petoskey High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1500 Hill St	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 348-2160	909	47	19.2	32.7%	778 (85.6%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.5%)	16 (1.8%)	28 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.3%)	$14,459			$635			$13,825	80.7	85.7	82	30
260975004465	113	Clare High School	Public	9-12	306 Schoolcrest Ave	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 386-7789	465	25	18.5	40.2%	435 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$12,347			$1,035			$11,312	80.5	76.5	142	29
261506005188	114	Freeland Middle SchoolHigh School	Public	7-12	8250 Webster Rd	Freeland	48623	Saginaw County	Freeland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 695-2586	885	41	21.4	20.5%	806 (91.1%)	8 (0.9%)	45 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.5%)	$11,684			$1,076			$10,608	80.3	68.4	196	82
263666007296	115	Zeeland East High School	Public	9-12	3333 96th Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3100	973	55	17.6	22.3%	740 (76.1%)	12 (1.2%)	142 (14.6%)	42 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.6%)	$14,606			$1,006			$13,601	80.1	81.5	112	3
262457006109	116	Morenci Middle and High School	Public	6-12	788 Coomer St	Morenci	49256	Lenawee County	Morenci Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 458-7501	289	20	14.1	51.6%	247 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$16,766			$2,217			$14,549	80.1	42.7	409	293
260672004267	117	Kingsford High School	Public	9-12	431 Hamilton Ave	Kingsford	49802	Dickinson County	Breitung Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2670	591	29	20.2	35.0%	539 (91.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$11,342			$1,475			$9,867	80	67.7	199	82
261479005176	118	Frankfort High School	Public	6-12	534 11th St	Frankfort	49635	Benzie County	Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 352-4781	215	15	14.7	47.4%	191 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$21,137			$1,823			$19,315	79.9	89.3	56	62
260429007510	119	Beal City High School	Public	6-12	3117 Elias Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Beal City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 644-3944	397	20	19.5	31.5%	364 (91.7%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$11,080			$950			$10,130	79.8	89.4	55	64
262307005994	120	Mason High School	Public	9-12	1001 S Barnes St	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	No	(517) 676-9055	954	50	19.2	28.6%	806 (84.5%)	14 (1.5%)	78 (8.2%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	42 (4.4%)	$15,706			$809			$14,897	79.8	77.7	132	12

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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.