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)
262772006356	431	Pellston MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	172 N Park St	Pellston	49769	Emmet County	Pellston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 539-8201	254	18	14.4	57.1%	200 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.8%)	$16,515			$2,869			$13,646	39.2	39.6	436	5
263303006858	432	Stockbridge JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	416 N Clinton St	Stockbridge	49285	Ingham County	Stockbridge Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 851-7770	547	32	17	41.5%	504 (92.1%)	8 (1.5%)	29 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$14,132			$1,935			$12,197	39.1	57.7	287	145
260109708715	433	Gateway To Success Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	526 N Scottville Rd	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Gateway To Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-0922	107	8	14	82.2%	80 (74.8%)	6 (5.6%)	11 (10.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	$12,706			$4,728			$7,979	39.1	41.4	419	14
261854005538	434	Homer Community High School	Public	9-12	403 S Hillsdale St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 568-4464	290	16	17.9	54.5%	271 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$14,688			$1,190			$13,498	39	53.2	322	112
260022801198	435	Star International Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	24425 Hass St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Star International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 724-8990	1,698	86	19.8	92.2%	1,561 (91.9%)	63 (3.7%)	19 (1.1%)	33 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.3%)	$12,062			$2,900			$9,162	38.9	34.2	485	50
261167004624	436	Decatur Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	110 Cedar St	Decatur	49045	Van Buren County	Decatur Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 423-6851	405	19	20.8	65.2%	276 (68.1%)	3 (0.7%)	91 (22.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	$13,175			$1,573			$11,602	38.8	41.3	421	15
262912006497	437	Portland High School	Public	9-12	1100 Ionia Rd	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 647-2981	702	42	16.8	26.9%	643 (91.6%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$12,543			$854			$11,689	38.6	35.9	468	31
261995008761	438	Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program	Public	9-12	3333 S Westnedge Ave	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 548-0190	110	6	18.3	86.4%	32 (29.1%)	59 (53.6%)	10 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.2%)	$9,086			$1,263			$7,823	38.6	23.9	557	119
260219003960	439	Algonac JuniorSenior High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	5200 Taft Rd	Clay	48001	St. Clair County	Algonac Community School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 794-4911	671	29	22.9	43.4%	648 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$13,780			$1,252			$12,528	38.5	26.4	543	104
262721006332	440	Owosso High School	Public	9-12	765 E North St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 723-8231	843	45	18.6	60.6%	759 (90.0%)	10 (1.2%)	34 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.0%)	$14,659			$1,374			$13,286	38.5	40.1	426	14

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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.

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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.