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)
261644001634	441	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School	Public	6-12	1417 Covell Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2550	357	17	21.1	62.2%	158 (44.3%)	62 (17.4%)	90 (25.2%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (10.9%)	$16,299			$3,968			$12,331	38.4	35.5	470	29
260402004088	442	Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School	Public	7-12	Hwy Us 2 41	Harris	49845	Menominee County	Bark River-Harris School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 466-5321	338	16	20.6	45.3%	275 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$12,585			$1,282			$11,303	38.4	51.2	339	103
260198003939	443	Airport Senior High School	Public	9-12	11330 Grafton Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-6208	775	41	18.9	49.5%	701 (90.5%)	8 (1.0%)	36 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$13,888			$970			$12,918	38	48	365	78
260001203862	444	LaSalle High School	Public	9-12	443 Portage St	Saint Ignace	49781	Mackinac County	St. Ignace Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 643-8800	175	11	16.6	58.3%	71 (40.6%)	7 (4.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$15,326			$1,962			$13,364	37.9	29.4	524	80
262262005970	445	Maple Valley JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	11090 Nashville Hwy	Vermontville	49096	Eaton County	Maple Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 852-9275	385	22	17.3	55.3%	357 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$14,637			$2,174			$12,463	37.9	40	428	17
260780004358	446	Capac JrSr High School	Public	7-12	541 N Glassford St	Capac	48014	St. Clair County	Capac Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 395-3858	336	20	16.5	53.3%	264 (78.6%)	4 (1.2%)	57 (17.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$14,100			$1,801			$12,299	37.8	66.1	205	241
263426000675	447	Troy College and Career High School	Public	6-12	1522 E Big Beaver Rd	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-5156	185	13	14.3	41.1%	128 (69.2%)	24 (13.0%)	11 (5.9%)	14 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$15,788			$531			$15,257	37.7	20.7	582	135
261224004926	448	Dryden High School	Public	7-12	3866 Rochester Rd	Dryden	48428	Lapeer County	Dryden Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 448-4042	239	14	17.2	41.0%	218 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$12,731			$1,154			$11,577	37.7	61.9	240	208
263471007056	449	Vassar Senior High School	Public	6-12	220 Athletic St	Vassar	48768	Tuscola County	Vassar Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 823-8534	481	27	17.7	55.5%	418 (86.9%)	11 (2.3%)	37 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$15,025			$3,484			$11,540	37.7	39.9	431	18
260369004067	450	Avondale High School	Public	9-12	2800 Waukegan St	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6100	1,004	58	17.3	47.8%	418 (41.6%)	342 (34.1%)	140 (13.9%)	63 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.7%)	$14,586			$1,192			$13,393	37.5	34.6	478	28

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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

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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