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)
260474004152	521	Bendle High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2283 E Scottwood Ave	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 591-5103	317	20	16.1	90.5%	236 (74.4%)	23 (7.3%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.7%)	$15,364			$3,904			$11,460	28.4	32.1	503	18
263663008572	522	Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College	Public	9-12	2095 Packard Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 221-1001	112	16	7	67.0%	19 (17.0%)	70 (62.5%)	8 (7.1%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.9%)	$00			$00			$00	28.4	49.3	356	166
260102808329	523	Charlton Heston Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1350 N Saint Helen Rd	Saint Helen	48656	Roscommon County	Charlton Heston Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 632-3390	767			85.1%	720 (93.9%)	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.9%)	$12,280			$3,464			$8,816	28.2	24.9	550	27
261296004994	524	Montabella JuniorSenior High	Public	6-12	1324 E North County Line Rd	Blanchard	49310	Isabella County	Montabella Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 427-5175	382	25	15.1	63.4%	334 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$14,730			$1,978			$12,752	28.2	32.5	496	28
260105008571	525	Great Lakes Learning Academy Middle/High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	2875 Eyde Pkwy	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Great Lakes Learning Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(810) 471-4989	682	24	28.2	69.6%	454 (66.6%)	95 (13.9%)	63 (9.2%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.7%)	$17,127			$00			$17,127	28.2	21.4	572	47
261356005030	526	Evart High School	Public	9-12	6221 95th Ave	Evart	49631	Osceola County	Evart Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 734-5551	281	19	14.9	66.9%	266 (94.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,570			$1,385			$14,185	28.1	23.5	561	35
260096708813	527	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27300 Dequindre Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 353-2108	587	43	13.8	100.0%	40 (6.8%)	490 (83.5%)	13 (2.2%)	38 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$15,329			$942			$14,387	27.7	43.6	401	126
262349006025	528	Memphis JuniorSenior High School	Public	6-12	34130 Bordman Rd	Memphis	48041	St. Clair County	Memphis Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 392-2186	409	23	17.5	37.9%	390 (95.4%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,601			$1,457			$12,144	27.5	60.2	258	270
268099008165	529	Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education	Public, Virtual	8-12	301 W Michigan Ave	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(734) 761-7027	285	14	20.3	62.8%	156 (54.7%)	69 (24.2%)	28 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.2%)								27.5	16.8	615	86
261635001469	530	Perry Innovation Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	11920 S Saginaw St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-6017	174	11	15.2	35.6%	129 (74.1%)	26 (14.9%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	$14,605			$1,106			$13,499	27.4			(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.

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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.