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)
261683005391	291	Grass Lake High School	Public	9-12	11500 Warrior Trl	Grass Lake	49240	Jackson County	Grass Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 867-5570	366	22	17	26.8%	340 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,402			$695			$12,707	56.5	44.9	389	98
261482005179	292	Fraser High School	Public	9-12	34270 Garfield Rd	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-7200	1,524	91	16.6	42.9%	1,120 (73.5%)	249 (16.3%)	43 (2.8%)	25 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (5.4%)	$14,724			$1,337			$13,387	56.5	51.8	335	43
263036006654	293	Rudyard Area Schools	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11185 W 2nd St	Rudyard	49780	Chippewa County	Rudyard Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 478-3771	603	44	13.6	71.3%	364 (60.4%)	12 (2.0%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.3%)	208 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$15,387			$3,498			$11,888	56.3	77.9	130	163
261083004546	294	Coopersville High School	Public	9-12	198 East St	Coopersville	49404	Ottawa County	Coopersville Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 997-3500	888	44	20.3	35.0%	785 (88.4%)	13 (1.5%)	73 (8.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$13,343			$1,169			$12,174	56.2	75.7	145	149
262697006312	295	Oscoda Area High School	Public	7-12	3550 E River Rd	Oscoda	48750	Iosco County	Oscoda Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 739-9121	477	25	19	63.5%	410 (86.0%)	5 (1.0%)	35 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$15,664			$3,054			$12,610	56	44.4	393	98
262184005882	296	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	31000 Joy Rd	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2655	1,327	65	20.4	40.5%	1,009 (76.0%)	123 (9.3%)	98 (7.4%)	25 (1.9%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.8%)	$15,689			$898			$14,791	56	59.1	275	21
260578000643	297	Big Rapids Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	14980 215th Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(231) 796-3489	152	2	76	74.3%	133 (87.5%)	7 (4.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	$7,684			$990			$6,694	55.6	34.9	476	179
263291006842	298	West Iron County Middle High School	Public	6-12	701 Garfield Ave	Iron River	49935	Iron County	West Iron County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 265-5184	469	24	19.4	71.4%	401 (85.5%)	5 (1.1%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.8%)	$13,382			$1,216			$12,166	55.6	46.5	379	81
260714004308	299	Buchanan High School	Public	8-12	401 W Chicago St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 695-8403	522	31	16.9	38.5%	459 (87.9%)	15 (2.9%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$14,800			$1,749			$13,051	55.5	61.3	245	54
262400006080	300	MioAuSable High School	Public	6-12	1110 W 8th St	Mio	48647	Oscoda County	Mio-AuSable Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 826-2483	268	13	20.9	67.2%	248 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$14,907			$2,286			$12,621	55.2	49.2	357	57

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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