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)
263255006806	11	Spring Lake High School	Public	9-12	16140 148th Ave	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 846-5501	788	40	19.7	15.7%	719 (91.2%)	8 (1.0%)	24 (3.0%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.8%)	$14,062			$1,418			$12,644	98.1	90.4	48	37
260684004281	12	Bridgman High School	Public	9-12	9964 Gast Rd	Bridgman	49106	Berrien County	Bridgman Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 466-0223	264	21	12.5	33.7%	229 (86.7%)	7 (2.7%)	13 (4.9%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$19,271			$871			$18,401	98	97.1	16	4
262628006282	13	Okemos High School	Public	9-12	2800 Jolly Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4900	1,466	79	18.5	20.3%	835 (57.0%)	101 (6.9%)	75 (5.1%)	333 (22.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (8.1%)	$14,147			$863			$13,283	98	98.7	5	8
268099008147	14	Washtenaw International High School	Public	9-12	105 N Mansfield St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8145	540	35	15.6	20.9%	203 (37.6%)	92 (17.0%)	49 (9.1%)	141 (26.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.0%)								97.5	93.6	31	17
263582007784	15	Oakland Early College	Public	9-12	27055 Orchard Lake Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 522-3540	158	6	26.5	22.2%	89 (56.3%)	42 (26.6%)	5 (3.2%)	13 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	$14,170			$318			$13,852	97.1	94.6	27	12
263066006709	16	Saline High School	Public	9-12	1300 Campus Pkwy	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 401-4201	1,605	84	19.1	12.0%	1,358 (84.6%)	22 (1.4%)	47 (2.9%)	79 (4.9%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (5.7%)	$15,897			$1,087			$14,810	97	97.4	13	3
260097708183	17	West Michigan Aviation Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5363 44th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	West Michigan Aviation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 446-8886	605	37	16.1	21.3%	441 (72.9%)	51 (8.4%)	59 (9.8%)	32 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$10,454			$818			$9,636	96.5	93.1	34	17
261305005002	18	Elk Rapids High School	Public	9-12	308 Meguzee Pt	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 264-8108	380	21	18.3	27.6%	345 (90.8%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$00			$00			$00	96.4	97.2	14	4
262598006245	19	Northville High School	Public	9-12	45700 6 Mile Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 344-3800	2,499	107	23.3	6.6%	1,654 (66.2%)	46 (1.8%)	121 (4.8%)	580 (23.2%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	91 (3.6%)	$12,779			$1,238			$11,541	96.2	98.8	4	15
260873004419	20	Charlevoix Middle High School	Public	7-12	5200 Marion Center Rd	Charlevoix	49720	Charlevoix County	Charlevoix Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 547-3222	408	26	15.8	36.8%	350 (85.8%)	7 (1.7%)	13 (3.2%)	8 (2.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$17,326			$815			$16,511	96.2	95.7	19	1

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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.