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)
260324004042	101	Armada High School	Public	9-12	23655 Armada Center Rd	Armada	48005	Macomb County	Armada Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 784-2400	585	32	18.5	23.8%	551 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	$15,681			$573			$15,108	81.8	86.5	77	24
261644008881	102	Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh	Public	7-12	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2405	180	10	18	61.1%	87 (48.3%)	42 (23.3%)	31 (17.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.4%)	$16,888			$3,323			$13,565	81.8	71.9	174	72
263225006755	103	South Lyon High School	Public	9-12	1000 N Lafayette St	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8150	1,293	73	17.7	16.2%	1,137 (87.9%)	24 (1.9%)	66 (5.1%)	38 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.2%)	$14,159			$879			$13,279	81.8	93.8	29	74
263444006987	104	UnionvilleSebewaing MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	2203 Wildner Rd	Sebewaing	48759	Huron County	Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D.	No	No	No	No	(989) 883-2534	238	10	23.1	38.2%	223 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,805			$1,403			$11,402	81.7	59.6	266	162
262220005933	105	Ludington High School	Public	9-12	508 N Washington Ave	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 845-3880	695	33	20.7	43.6%	563 (81.0%)	8 (1.2%)	76 (10.9%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.5%)	$13,904			$2,639			$11,264	81.7	70.3	178	73
263633007221	106	Whitmore Lake High School	Public	7-12	7430 Whitmore Lake Rd	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Whitmore Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 449-4461	254	21	12	40.2%	213 (83.9%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	$22,021			$2,113			$19,908	81.7	74.7	152	46
262067005730	107	Lake Fenton High School	Public	9-12	4070 Lahring Rd	Linden	48451	Genesee County	Lake Fenton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9591	695	35	20	29.5%	617 (88.8%)	11 (1.6%)	34 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.7%)	$13,360			$987			$12,373	81.3	69.9	181	74
261958005620	108	Ithaca High School	Public	7-12	710 N Union St	Ithaca	48847	Gratiot County	Ithaca Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 875-3373	467	24	19.4	44.1%	412 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$13,570			$1,476			$12,094	81	80.1	118	10
262184005877	109	Stevenson High School	Public	8-12	33500 6 Mile Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2660	1,636	73	22.4	23.2%	1,312 (80.2%)	81 (5.0%)	113 (6.9%)	60 (3.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.1%)	$14,347			$762			$13,585	81	82.4	101	8
263030006637	110	Royal Oak High School	Public	9-12	1500 Lexington Blvd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 435-8500	1,341	99	13.5	25.6%	1,031 (76.9%)	127 (9.5%)	68 (5.1%)	26 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (6.3%)	$16,698			$893			$15,805	80.9	89	60	50

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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

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.