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)
260029101941	661	Riverside Academy West Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	6409 Schaefer Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3600	403	24	17	100.0%	354 (87.8%)	38 (9.4%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,052			$5,729			$9,323	10.7	4.5	715	54
262946006525	662	Redford Union High School	Public	10-12	17711 Kinloch	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-4200	736	34	21.9	70.1%	103 (14.0%)	557 (75.7%)	33 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.6%)	$22,860			$2,577			$20,283	10.7	5.5	705	43
260095208134	663	University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	2664 Franklin St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 393-9166	468	28	16.4	77.8%	3 (0.6%)	454 (97.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$13,204			$2,789			$10,415	10.6	7.3	684	21
263234001932	664	Asher School	Public	9-12	14101 Leroy St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 246-4633	337	10	32.6	69.1%	245 (72.7%)	43 (12.8%)	46 (13.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,259			$874			$8,386	10.3	15.5	629	35
262802006380	665	Pickford Public Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	333 S Pleasant St	Pickford	49774	Chippewa County	Pickford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 647-4028	463	30	15.5	44.7%	321 (69.3%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	113 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$26,436			$1,218			$25,218	10.3	32.2	501	164
260025507882	666	Advanced Technology Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4801 Oakman Blvd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Advanced Technology Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 625-4700	1,215	54	22.4	94.6%	29 (2.4%)	896 (73.7%)	278 (22.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	$11,414			$1,669			$9,745	10	16	623	43
261644008543	667	Innovation Central High	Public	9-12	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2310	523	32	16.3	89.3%	36 (6.9%)	193 (36.9%)	265 (50.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$20,064			$4,788			$15,276	9.8	7.4	683	16
263606007207	668	White Cloud High School	Public	9-12	555 E Wilcox Ave	White Cloud	49349	Newaygo County	White Cloud Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 689-3301	294	12	23.8	68.7%	260 (88.4%)	14 (4.8%)	10 (3.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,538			$1,856			$10,682	9.8	20	590	78
263639007223	669	WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School	Public	7-12	6001 Mills Rd	Whittemore	48770	Iosco County	Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 756-2501	321	18	17.5	83.8%	277 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$15,598			$1,494			$14,104	9.5	12.9	644	25
262874006444	670	Pontiac High School	Public	9-12	1051 Arlene Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7424	935	50	18.7	75.0%	29 (3.1%)	422 (45.1%)	437 (46.7%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$24,425			$4,597			$19,828	9.5	8.2	678	8

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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