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)
263516001289	121	Walled Lake Northern High School	Public	9-12	6000 Bogie Lake Rd	Commerce Township	48382	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-5300	1,485	67	22.1	18.7%	1,298 (87.4%)	33 (2.2%)	75 (5.1%)	23 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.7%)	$13,964			$1,090			$12,875	79.6	83.5	94	27
261005004490	122	Clinton High School	Public	9-12	340 E Michigan Ave	Clinton	49236	Lenawee County	Clinton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 456-6511	385	20	19.2	28.1%	346 (89.9%)	8 (2.1%)	22 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$12,982			$781			$12,201	79.6	67.4	200	78
260104408497	123	Jackson Preparatory Early College	Public, Charter	6-12	2111 Emmons Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 705-5732	287	13	22.1	34.5%	187 (65.2%)	37 (12.9%)	29 (10.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	$10,564			$1,202			$9,362	79.4	53.2	321	198
261573005225	124	Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg	Public	9-12	90 Livingston Blvd	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0969	961	47	20.4	43.3%	885 (92.1%)	8 (0.8%)	27 (2.8%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.8%)	$13,808			$1,157			$12,651	79.3	79.7	123	1
261722005401	125	Grosse Ile High School	Public	9-12	7800 Grays Dr	Grosse Ile	48138	Wayne County	Grosse Ile Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 362-2400	524	28	18.4	10.1%	455 (86.8%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.5%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$15,099			$1,164			$13,936	79.2	90.5	46	79
260762004346	126	Caledonia High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	9050 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 891-8129	1,464	75	19.4	20.2%	1,224 (83.6%)	20 (1.4%)	102 (7.0%)	36 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	80 (5.5%)	$14,282			$1,271			$13,011	79.1	77.9	131	5
261725008242	127	Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	315 Hutchinson Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 548-3430	304	26	11.9	25.7%	249 (81.9%)	8 (2.6%)	28 (9.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$6,556			$374			$6,182	79	86.6	75	52
263351006885	128	Tawas Area High School	Public	9-12	255 W M 55	Tawas City	48763	Iosco County	Tawas Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 984-2100	346	18	18.9	41.6%	305 (88.2%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (2.9%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$14,808			$1,917			$12,891	78.7	74.2	157	29
261836005503	129	Hillman Community JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	26042 M 32 S	Hillman	49746	Montmorency County	Hillman Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 742-4538	228	15	15.5	49.6%	201 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	$14,574			$1,139			$13,434	78.4	46.7	375	246
263447007005	130	Utica High School	Public	9-12	47255 Shelby Rd	Utica	48317	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-2200	1,368	73	18.8	36.1%	1,142 (83.5%)	64 (4.7%)	69 (5.0%)	57 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.5%)	$14,507			$1,134			$13,373	78	55	309	179

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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.