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)
268093008290	31	Great Lakes Bay Early College	Public	10-12	1961 Delta Rd	Saginaw	48710	Bay County	Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(989) 686-9146	182	28	6.5	31.9%	138 (75.8%)	17 (9.3%)	21 (11.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								95	89.8	52	21
260282004029	32	Pioneer High School	Public	9-12	601 W Stadium Blvd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2120	1,700	104	16.3	22.7%	911 (53.6%)	220 (12.9%)	168 (9.9%)	243 (14.3%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (9.1%)	$20,193			$948			$19,245	94.5	95.2	22	10
260011400705	33	Black River Public School MiddleHigh	Public, Charter	6-12	491 Columbia Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Black River Public School	Yes	No	No	No	(616) 355-0055	546	43	12.7	25.5%	342 (62.6%)	13 (2.4%)	123 (22.5%)	29 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.1%)	$13,148			$1,918			$11,229	94.4	91.7	42	9
260107408589	34	WAY Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	407 E Fort St	Detroit	48226	Wayne County	WAY Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(734) 494-2106	0	2	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$15,602			$3,247			$12,355	94.1	91.9	41	7
261461001662	35	Eastern High School	Public	9-12	2200 Pettis Ave NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8830	802	40	19.8	15.2%	641 (79.9%)	21 (2.6%)	36 (4.5%)	68 (8.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	$15,256			$732			$14,524	93.9	97.2	15	20
261160007810	36	Henry Ford Early College	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 317-1584	229	11	21.7	55.5%	199 (86.9%)	9 (3.9%)	8 (3.5%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,337			$1,899			$22,439	93.8	90	49	13
262889006482	37	Houghton Central High School	Public	9-12	1603 Gundlach Rd	Houghton	49931	Houghton County	Houghton-Portage Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 482-0450	461	25	18.1	24.7%	424 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$13,507			$1,022			$12,485	93.7	88.5	62	25
261983008230	38	Jenison Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	800 Connie St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 457-8477	140	11	12.2	17.9%	112 (80.0%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (12.1%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$14,453			$744			$13,708	93.7	61.2	247	209
261461005158	39	Northern High School	Public	9-12	3801 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8600	1,134	59	19	16.5%	830 (73.2%)	76 (6.7%)	63 (5.6%)	111 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.8%)	$15,550			$484			$15,065	93.5	92.8	37	2
260915004444	40	Chesaning Union High School	Public	9-12	850 N 4th St	Chesaning	48616	Saginaw County	Chesaning Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 845-2040	405	24	17.2	50.9%	348 (85.9%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$14,285			$1,732			$12,554	93.2	81.9	106	66

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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