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)
260189003921	381	Jeffers High School	Public	7-12	43084 Goodell St	Painesdale	49955	Houghton County	Adams Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 482-0580	254	16	15.4	39.0%	249 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,230			$1,310			$10,920	44.8	35	475	94
261605005256	382	Gobles High School	Public	6-12	409 N State St	Gobles	49055	Van Buren County	Gobles Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 628-9340	330	22	14.9	55.2%	287 (87.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$19,424			$898			$18,527	44.6	65.1	213	169
261059004525	383	Comstock High School	Public	9-12	2107 N 26th St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 250-8700	378	19	19.5	56.6%	211 (55.8%)	70 (18.5%)	37 (9.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.7%)	$18,963			$1,867			$17,097	44.5	36.5	461	78
262766001916	384	Cedar Street Community and Family Center	Public	6-12	555 Cedar St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 415-5700	90	4	24.6	63.3%	76 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)	$16,008			$3,846			$12,162	44.5			(n/a)
261215004924	385	Union High School	Public	9-12	701 W Prairie Ronde St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 782-4420	532	26	20.1	64.1%	313 (58.8%)	34 (6.4%)	108 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (14.1%)	$15,115			$1,594			$13,522	44.4	51	342	43
261587005236	386	Oscar A Carlson High School	Public	9-12	30550 W Jefferson Ave	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-7100	1,165	52	22.4	31.1%	936 (80.3%)	91 (7.8%)	73 (6.3%)	21 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.7%)	$11,870			$1,476			$10,394	44.3	43	407	21
262979006559	387	River Valley MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	15480 Three Oaks Rd	Three Oaks	49128	Berrien County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 756-9541	287	20	14	49.5%	237 (82.6%)	4 (1.4%)	28 (9.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$31,903			$2,021			$29,882	44.3	54.7	312	75
261191004631	388	DeltonKellogg High School	Public	9-12	10425 Panther Pride	Delton	49046	Barry County	Delton Kellogg Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 623-1525	313	21	14.9	36.7%	289 (92.3%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$16,936			$1,064			$15,872	44.3	63.9	223	165
260001301885	389	Vandenboom Alternative High School	Public	9-12	1175 Erie Ave	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 225-4321	149	8	18.6	65.8%	119 (79.9%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.4%)	$13,424			$5,062			$8,362	44	25.2	548	159
260696004294	390	Bronson JrSr High School	Public	6-12	450 E Grant St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 369-3355	544	25	21.7	50.0%	419 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (20.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$11,801			$1,165			$10,637	43.9	41.4	420	30

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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