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)
260192003923	321	Addison High School	Public	9-12	219 N Comstock St	Addison	49220	Lenawee County	Addison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 547-6900	232	13	17.3	41.8%	200 (86.2%)	4 (1.7%)	19 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$14,942			$1,802			$13,139	52.6	64.6	218	103
260108008635	322	Canton Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	7-12	46610 Cherry Hill Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Canton Preparatory High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 404-6776	624	34	18.2	41.0%	202 (32.4%)	230 (36.9%)	46 (7.4%)	89 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.1%)	$10,716			$540			$10,176	52.6	76.4	143	179
261910005589	323	Imlay City High School	Public	9-12	1001 Norlin Dr	Imlay City	48444	Lapeer County	Imlay City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 724-9810	524	28	18.7	47.9%	374 (71.4%)	8 (1.5%)	128 (24.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$13,742			$1,099			$12,643	52.6	43	406	83
260465004150	324	Bellevue JrSr High School	Public	7-12	576 Love Hwy	Bellevue	49021	Eaton County	Bellevue Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 763-9413	273	14	20.2	56.8%	247 (90.5%)	5 (1.8%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	8 (2.9%)	$14,649			$2,309			$12,341	52.4	30	521	197
261545005205	325	GalesburgAugusta High School	Public	8-12	1076 N 37th St	Galesburg	49053	Kalamazoo County	Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 484-2010	348	23	14.9	49.1%	306 (87.9%)	8 (2.3%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$17,912			$1,245			$16,667	52.2	42	416	91
260100001050	326	North Central Academy Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5055 Corey Rd	Mancelona	49659	Antrim County	Bay City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 584-2080	165	12	13.6	86.1%	156 (94.5%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$10,544			$2,818			$7,726	52.1			(n/a)
263546007156	327	Watervliet Senior High School	Public	9-12	450 E Saint Joseph St	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 463-0734	393	21	18.7	61.3%	284 (72.3%)	12 (3.1%)	69 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	$13,951			$1,531			$12,420	52.1	61.8	242	85
261583005233	328	Roscommon High School	Public	7-12	10600 Oakwood Dr	Roscommon	48653	Roscommon County	Roscommon Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 275-6675	363	22	16.7	50.7%	342 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$15,892			$4,712			$11,180	52	80	119	209
262817006391	329	Pinconning High School	Public	9-12	605 W 5th St	Pinconning	48650	Bay County	Pinconning Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 308-0531	394	19	20.9	52.3%	358 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$12,414			$1,659			$10,755	51.9	60.3	255	74
261797005473	330	Hastings High School	Public	9-12	520 W South St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 948-4409	801	41	19.5	47.9%	716 (89.4%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.0%)	$13,260			$960			$12,300	51.9	53.3	320	10

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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.