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)
263231008774	701	Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	24675 Lahser Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-8606	1,208	67	18.1	61.4%	23 (1.9%)	1,137 (94.1%)	19 (1.6%)	13 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.0%)	$25,422			$4,127			$21,294	6.3	7.8	681	20
260001500767	702	WayneWestland Innovative Academy	Public	9-12	5400 4th St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 419-2436	174	8	21.7	77.6%	73 (42.0%)	85 (48.9%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$24,112			$2,576			$21,536	6.3			(n/a)
263039006656	703	Arthur Hill High School	Public	9-12	3115 Mackinaw St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5800	726	31	23.8	88.7%	98 (13.5%)	494 (68.0%)	117 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	$16,143			$6,582			$9,561	6.2	4.7	713	10
261293004988	704	Ecorse Community High School	Public	9-12	27385 W Outer Dr	Ecorse	48229	Wayne County	Ecorse Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 294-4700	296	15	19.7	80.7%	24 (8.1%)	235 (79.4%)	34 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$23,569			$7,761			$15,808	6.1	6.6	692	12
260112508928	705	Westfield Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	7-12	23750 Elmira	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Westfield Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 778-7990	828	47	17.5	84.5%	5 (0.6%)	751 (90.7%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.1%)	$21,322			$3,329			$17,993	6.1	14.8	631	74
262472006128	706	EA Johnson Memorial High School	Public	9-12	8041 Neff Rd	Mount Morris	48458	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-2370	465	23	20.3	79.8%	276 (59.4%)	100 (21.5%)	38 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.5%)	$13,191			$1,569			$11,623	6	16.7	617	89
260019501104	707	International Academy of Flint K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2820 S Saginaw St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	International Academy of Flint	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 600-5210	890	50	17.8	84.6%	36 (4.0%)	768 (86.3%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.8%)	$12,181			$3,434			$8,747	6	9	674	33
261428001901	708	University High School	Public	9-12	2521 Bermuda St	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 586-8846	476	19	24.5	85.5%	6 (1.3%)	454 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,601			$1,145			$10,456	5.9	3.8	722	14
260026701403	709	Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	888 Enterprise Dr	Pontiac	48341	Oakland County	Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 452-9309	818	27	30.4	84.6%	12 (1.5%)	653 (79.8%)	124 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	$11,785			$3,037			$8,748	5.8	2.6	730	21
263354008364	710	Taylor Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	11211 Beech Daly Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 295-5757	288	3	106.2	73.3%	174 (60.4%)	71 (24.7%)	23 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$12,212			$2,050			$10,162	5.6	33	492	218

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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

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

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