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)
263393006961	471	Tri County Senior High School	Public	9-12	21338 Kendaville Rd	Howard City	49329	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 937-4338	539	30	17.6	48.1%	482 (89.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$12,878			$1,699			$11,179	34.8	44.3	396	75
260017101040	472	Henry Ford Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	20900 Oakwood Blvd	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Henry Ford Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 982-6193	497			63.0%	152 (30.6%)	246 (49.5%)	84 (16.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$13,537			$2,178			$11,359	34.6	31.5	505	33
263441006983	473	Union City High School	Public	9-12	430 Saint Joseph St	Union City	49094	Branch County	Union City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 741-8561	293	16	18.7	63.5%	277 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	$16,456			$1,336			$15,120	34.5	19.5	596	123
263234006793	474	Southgate Anderson High School	Public	9-12	15475 Leroy St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 246-4611	990	50	19.7	44.6%	712 (71.9%)	81 (8.2%)	141 (14.2%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.9%)	$19,207			$2,618			$16,589	34.3	30.2	519	45
263519007088	475	Warren Mott High School	Public	9-12	3131 E 12 Mile Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 574-3250	1,385	58	23.7	72.8%	662 (47.8%)	231 (16.7%)	25 (1.8%)	412 (29.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (3.8%)	$15,490			$1,649			$13,841	34.2	32.6	495	20
261962005629	476	Jackson High School	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3700	1,056	55	19.2	69.3%	445 (42.1%)	342 (32.4%)	100 (9.5%)	26 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	139 (13.2%)	$16,519			$5,334			$11,184	34.2	28.2	531	55
260858004404	477	Center Line High School	Public	9-12	26300 Arsenal	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 510-2100	663	39	16.8	67.0%	277 (41.8%)	202 (30.5%)	34 (5.1%)	104 (15.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.5%)	$17,614			$3,006			$14,608	34.2	11.2	662	185
262814006385	478	Pinckney Community High School	Public	9-12	10255 Dexter Pinckney Rd	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 225-5500	685	37	18.3	22.3%	632 (92.3%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.6%)	$12,703			$744			$11,960	34.1	64.6	217	261
263078006711	479	Sand Creek High School	Public	6-12	6518 Sand Creek Hwy	Sand Creek	49279	Lenawee County	Sand Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 436-3121	425	24	17.8	41.6%	382 (89.9%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$14,177			$326			$13,850	33.6	48.4	362	117
261002004485	480	ClimaxScotts High School	Public	6-12	372 S Main St	Climax	49034	Kalamazoo County	Climax-Scotts Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 746-2301	274	14	19.5	49.3%	230 (83.9%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (10.9%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,798			$445			$12,353	33.5	69.3	187	293

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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