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)
261782005444	401	Harrison Community High School	Public	9-12	700 S 5th St	Harrison	48625	Clare County	Harrison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 539-7417	334	18	18.2	76.6%	305 (91.3%)	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$15,871			$4,928			$10,943	42.9	51.9	333	68
263495008342	402	Vicksburg Pathways High School	Public	9-12	301 S Kalamazoo St	Vicksburg	49097	Kalamazoo County	Vicksburg Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 321-1088	116	4	27.6	50.9%	99 (85.3%)	3 (2.6%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	$8,413			$1,033			$7,380	42.9	40.3	425	23
261086004554	403	Corunna High School	Public	8-12	417 E King St	Corunna	48817	Shiawassee County	Corunna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 743-3441	647	30	21.9	50.1%	586 (90.6%)	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	$13,911			$1,105			$12,806	42.9	39.2	439	36
262298005986	404	Martin High School	Public	6-12	1556 Chalmers	Martin	49070	Allegan County	Martin Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 442-0400	328	19	16.9	52.4%	272 (82.9%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$12,910			$1,194			$11,716	42.7	58.1	283	121
261554005213	405	Garden City High School	Public	9-12	6500 Middlebelt Rd	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8350	857	48	17.8	51.2%	642 (74.9%)	106 (12.4%)	54 (6.3%)	15 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (4.0%)	$17,681			$2,284			$15,397	42.4	35.3	471	66
261786005450	406	Hart High School	Public	9-12	300 Johnson St W	Hart	49420	Oceana County	Hart Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 873-5691	409	20	20.8	71.4%	256 (62.6%)	2 (0.5%)	142 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$14,115			$2,285			$11,830	42.3	46.8	373	33
262940006520	407	Reading High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	301 Chestnut St	Reading	49274	Hillsdale County	Reading Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 283-2142	303	17	17.3	67.7%	288 (95.0%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,976			$1,423			$13,553	41.8	46.5	378	29
262088008895	408	Lakeview Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	27575 Harper Ave	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 445-4000	47	16	2.9	63.8%	32 (68.1%)	7 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (17.0%)	$6,989			$2,529			$4,461	41.7	28.8	527	119
261947005612	409	Luther L Wright K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	650 E Ayer St	Ironwood	49938	Gogebic County	Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 932-0932	729	59	12.2	58.7%	640 (87.8%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.8%)	$14,704			$1,429			$13,275	41.3	57	292	117
262640006289	410	Onaway Senior High School	Public	9-12	4549 M 33	Onaway	49765	Presque Isle County	Onaway Area Community School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 733-4800	167	8	20.9	52.7%	151 (90.4%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	$15,955			$3,077			$12,878	41.3	17.7	609	199

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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

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.