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)
260006800474	691	Pansophia Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	52 Abbott Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Pansophia Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 279-4686	433	24	18.1	88.2%	324 (74.8%)	5 (1.2%)	91 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$11,906			$2,877			$9,028	7.4	17	614	77
261554002045	692	Cambridge Alternative High School	Public	9-12	28901 Cambridge St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8430	353	12	29.1	72.0%	207 (58.6%)	116 (32.9%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$11,864			$1,517			$10,346	7.3	5.3	706	14
261245004950	693	Eastpointe High School	Public	9-12	15501 Couzens Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 533-3700	633	42	15	78.8%	53 (8.4%)	536 (84.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	$25,626			$5,695			$19,931	7	4.2	718	25
262115005803	694	JW Sexton High School	Public, Magnet	8-12	102 McPherson Ave	Lansing	48915	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1070	976	55	17.8	90.4%	172 (17.6%)	505 (51.7%)	133 (13.6%)	57 (5.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (10.8%)	$20,435			$5,648			$14,788	6.9	8.7	675	19
260678004274	695	Bridgeport High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4691 Bearcat Blvd	Bridgeport	48722	Saginaw County	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 777-3100	501	26	19.1	87.8%	57 (11.4%)	363 (72.5%)	55 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$15,448			$886			$14,562	6.9	6.6	691	4
261350008581	696	Escanaba Student Success Center	Public	8-12	2525 3rd Ave S	Escanaba	49829	Delta County	Escanaba Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 233-4985	86	2	57.3	72.1%	75 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$7,765			$876			$6,889	6.9			(n/a)
260024308799	697	Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4444 35th St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Hope of Detroit Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 788-1122	645	34	18.7	85.3%	6 (0.9%)	62 (9.6%)	574 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,860			$3,490			$7,369	6.5	5.6	699	2
260110304734	698	Henry Ford High School	Public	9-12	20000 Evergreen Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7567	712	37	19.5	86.5%	2 (0.3%)	709 (99.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,055			$7,479			$13,575	6.5	2.3	733	35
261164007904	699	Westwood Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	25824 Michigan Ave	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 565-0288	144	3	57.6	86.8%	52 (36.1%)	80 (55.6%)	5 (3.5%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$10,723			$2,385			$8,338	6.3			(n/a)
260110304802	700	Northwestern High School	Public	9-12	2200 W Grand Blvd	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-0700	358	26	13.8	88.3%	5 (1.4%)	347 (96.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,036			$6,908			$17,127	6.3			(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.

Educational resources:

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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.