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)
262274005973	261	Marcellus High School	Public	9-12	303 Arbor St E	Marcellus	49067	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 646-5081	162	11	14.4	62.3%	146 (90.1%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)	$17,735			$1,482			$16,253	60.4	69	191	70
260717004313	262	Buckley Community Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 S 1st St	Buckley	49620	Wexford County	Buckley Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 269-3325	478	34	14.1	56.9%	453 (94.8%)	5 (1.0%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	$11,963			$1,432			$10,531	60.3	37.4	454	192
262280005976	263	Marion High School	Public	6-12	2213 20 Mile Rd	Marion	49665	Osceola County	Marion Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 743-2836	235	11	21.8	69.8%	221 (94.0%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,771			$2,382			$11,389	60.2	11.2	663	400
263627007215	264	Whiteford High School	Public	9-12	6655 Consear Rd	Ottawa Lake	49267	Monroe County	Whiteford Agricultural School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 856-1443	267	19	13.8	24.0%	247 (92.5%)	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$13,834			$567			$13,267	60.1	72.8	165	99
260001906583	265	Superior Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	E2865 State Rd 94	Eben Junction	49825	Alger County	Superior Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 439-5531	329	22	14.8	58.1%	289 (87.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,364			$2,203			$13,161	60.1	60.3	256	9
262247005963	266	Manistique Middle and High School	Public	6-12	100 N Cedar St	Manistique	49854	Schoolcraft County	Manistique Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 252-4300	433	22	19.7	59.1%	328 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$00			$00			$00	59.9	79.6	124	142
262187005918	267	High School North	Public, Magnet	9-12	23700 21 Mile Rd	Macomb	48042	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 493-5270	1,588	71	22.3	33.9%	1,238 (78.0%)	162 (10.2%)	77 (4.8%)	25 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (5.3%)	$12,919			$1,179			$11,740	59.6	54.3	316	49
262529006186	268	New Lothrop High School	Public	7-12	9285 Easton Rd	New Lothrop	48460	Shiawassee County	New Lothrop Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 638-5054	401	21	18.9	31.2%	363 (90.5%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$16,007			$990			$15,017	59.6	84	92	176
263555007169	269	Wayland High School	Public	9-12	870 E Superior St	Wayland	49348	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 792-2254	828	41	20.1	35.3%	721 (87.1%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (7.0%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$14,453			$1,318			$13,135	59.5	63.3	230	39
260426004113	270	Bay City Western High School	Public	9-12	500 W Midland Rd	Auburn	48611	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 662-4481	1,102	49	22.6	29.0%	996 (90.4%)	8 (0.7%)	47 (4.3%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.4%)	$14,118			$1,584			$12,534	59.4	59	276	6

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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