Best High Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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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)
261848005530	281	Holt Senior High School	Public	9-12	5885 Holt Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 694-2162	1,626	95	17	44.6%	934 (57.4%)	217 (13.3%)	236 (14.5%)	63 (3.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	171 (10.5%)	$15,534			$1,185			$14,349	58.1	63.3	231	50
260222003966	282	Allegan High School	Public	9-12	1560 Lincoln Rd	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 673-7002	648	32	20.2	54.9%	545 (84.1%)	11 (1.7%)	54 (8.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	$15,484			$1,098			$14,386	58	48.6	360	78
263341006876	283	Swan Valley High School	Public	9-12	8400 Ohern Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-2401	536	29	18.7	34.1%	406 (75.7%)	15 (2.8%)	85 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$13,391			$735			$12,656	57.9	75.7	144	139
262412006085	284	Mona Shores High School	Public	9-12	1121 Seminole Rd	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Mona Shores Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 780-4711	1,268	78	16.2	42.0%	929 (73.3%)	149 (11.8%)	95 (7.5%)	25 (2.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.1%)	$14,874			$1,461			$13,412	57.7	50.8	344	60
260543004199	285	Berrien Springs High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 471-1748	561	31	18.1	59.5%	244 (43.5%)	141 (25.1%)	94 (16.8%)	38 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	36 (6.4%)	$16,626			$1,439			$15,188	57.7	74.4	155	130
262007005692	286	Kearsley High School	Public	9-12	4302 Underhill Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-5313	887	47	18.7	82.1%	630 (71.0%)	108 (12.2%)	81 (9.1%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.7%)	$13,420			$2,337			$11,082	57.6	61.8	241	45
262098005774	287	Lakewood High School	Public	8-12	7223 Velte Rd	Lake Odessa	48849	Ionia County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 374-8868	492	23	21.7	38.8%	439 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$12,771			$959			$11,812	57.3	55.9	299	12
260867004417	288	Centreville Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	190 Hogan St	Centreville	49032	St. Joseph County	Centreville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 467-5210	372	20	18.3	47.8%	333 (89.5%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$12,889			$607			$12,282	57.2	42.5	412	124
262118005840	289	Lapeer High School	Public	10-12	933 S Saginaw St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 667-2418	1,196	48	25.1	41.4%	1,075 (89.9%)	7 (0.6%)	62 (5.2%)	11 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.1%)	$13,668			$1,414			$12,254	57.1	63	235	54
261140004572	290	Dansville High School	Public	9-12	1264 Adams St	Dansville	48819	Ingham County	Dansville Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 623-6120	248	12	21.3	29.4%	229 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$11,013			$1,059			$9,954	56.9	40.6	423	133

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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.