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)
261925005601	341	Ionia High School	Public	9-12	250 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-0600	801	39	20.3	54.4%	656 (81.9%)	11 (1.4%)	105 (13.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	$12,029			$1,413			$10,616	49.5	45.7	385	44
260387004072	342	Bangor High School	Public	9-12	801 W Arlington St	Bangor	49013	Van Buren County	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	No	No	No	No	(269) 427-6844	277	18	15.2	67.5%	125 (45.1%)	17 (6.1%)	119 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$18,262			$5,722			$12,539	49.4	56.6	295	47
262040005724	343	Kingston High School	Public	7-12	5790 State St	Kingston	48741	Tuscola County	Kingston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 683-2294	292	13	23.2	56.5%	278 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	$14,147			$2,134			$12,013	49.3	59.6	267	76
262637006285	344	Olivet High School	Public	9-12	255 First St	Olivet	49076	Eaton County	Olivet Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 749-3671	420	23	18.2	32.4%	377 (89.8%)	4 (1.0%)	23 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$13,097			$1,274			$11,823	49.3	44.6	392	48
263585007185	345	Ogemaw Heights High School	Public	9-12	960 S M 33	West Branch	48661	Ogemaw County	West Branch-Rose City Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 343-2020	556	28	19.8	59.4%	517 (93.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$14,496			$4,763			$9,733	49	34.5	479	134
263384006930	346	Three Rivers High School	Public	9-12	700 6th Ave	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 279-1120	676	37	18.3	44.4%	498 (73.7%)	50 (7.4%)	54 (8.0%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (9.2%)	$16,452			$1,908			$14,544	49	44.7	390	44
262031005708	347	Kent City High School	Public	6-12	351 N Main St	Kent City	49330	Kent County	Kent City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 678-4210	389	18	21.9	48.1%	270 (69.4%)	3 (0.8%)	102 (26.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$11,947			$1,497			$10,450	48.9	44.2	397	50
260216003955	348	Alcona Community High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	51 N Barlow Rd	Harrisville	48740	Alcona County	Alcona Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 736-8534	380	32	12	65.0%	353 (92.9%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$16,361			$2,191			$14,170	48.8	28.1	535	187
260027701477	349	Trillium Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15740 Racho Blvd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Trillium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 374-8222	665	48	13.9	82.1%	269 (40.5%)	278 (41.8%)	63 (9.5%)	34 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	13 (2.0%)	$11,308			$2,548			$8,760	48.6	37.2	455	106
262383001054	350	Mid Peninsula School	Public, Alternative	K-12	5055 Saint Nicholas 31st Rd	Rock	49880	Delta County	Mid Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 359-4390	217	15	14.5	77.9%	203 (93.5%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$15,104			$2,391			$12,713	48.6			(n/a)

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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.