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)
261725005406	61	Gull Lake High School	Public	8-12	7753 N 34th St	Richland	49083	Kalamazoo County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 548-3505	844	47	17.7	25.7%	694 (82.2%)	30 (3.6%)	53 (6.3%)	15 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	$15,754			$577			$15,176	89.7	87.4	69	8
260990004475	62	Clarkston High School	Public	7-12	6093 Flemings Lake Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-3600	1,560	79	19.7	16.8%	1,354 (86.8%)	29 (1.9%)	97 (6.2%)	38 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (2.4%)	$14,462			$887			$13,575	89.4	62.1	239	177
260009900612	63	Kensington Woods Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	9501 Pettys Road	Lakeland	48189	Livingston County	Kensington Woods Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 545-0828	103	0	1030	32.0%	95 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$10,030			$632			$9,398	89	87.5	68	5
263426006966	64	Troy High School	Public	9-12	4777 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48098	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-2700	2,044	114	17.9	12.5%	859 (42.0%)	92 (4.5%)	97 (4.7%)	905 (44.3%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	85 (4.2%)	$14,681			$754			$13,927	88.9	82.1	105	41
262856006421	65	Canton High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	8415 N Canton Center Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-7545	1,917	96	20	19.6%	1,172 (61.1%)	208 (10.9%)	98 (5.1%)	363 (18.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (3.8%)	$14,170			$1,167			$13,003	88.7	95	23	42
262994006573	66	Rochester High School	Public	7-12	180 S Livernois Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5400	1,671	79	21	18.6%	1,166 (69.8%)	81 (4.8%)	112 (6.7%)	259 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.1%)	$13,583			$973			$12,610	88.7	93.7	30	36
261818005487	67	Hemlock High School	Public	9-12	733 N Hemlock Rd	Hemlock	48626	Saginaw County	Hemlock Public School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 642-5287	332	17	19.5	22.9%	301 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$14,617			$929			$13,688	88.4	84.5	91	24
261602005253	68	Glen Lake Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3375 W Burdickville Rd	Maple City	49664	Leelanau County	Glen Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 334-3061	706	53	13.2	34.3%	676 (95.8%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$21,491			$1,618			$19,874	88.2	72.3	172	104
261203004916	69	Dexter High School	Public	9-12	2200 N Parker Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4240	1,091	69	15.8	10.9%	998 (91.5%)	11 (1.0%)	33 (3.0%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.5%)	$15,736			$870			$14,866	88.1	95.4	20	49
262922006506	70	North Central Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	3795 Hwy Us 2 41	Powers	54121	Menominee County	North Central Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 497-5226	89	6	15	41.6%	84 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,422			$5,169			$13,252	88	88.6	61	9

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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