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)
262574006230	91	Grosse Pointe North High School	Public	9-12	707 Vernier Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3200	1,081	68	15.9	30.6%	669 (61.9%)	314 (29.0%)	27 (2.5%)	17 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.4%)	$19,072			$854			$18,218	83	77.3	137	46
263048006704	92	North Dickinson School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	W6588 State Highway M69	Felch	49831	Dickinson County	North Dickinson County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 542-9281	260	16	16.7	40.8%	250 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$00			$00			$00	82.9	37.6	448	356
263642007718	93	Williamston High School	Public	9-12	3939 Vanneter Rd	Williamston	48895	Ingham County	Williamston Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 655-2142	593	31	19.1	19.1%	516 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	$12,895			$988			$11,907	82.9	82.1	103	10
263426006976	94	Athens High School	Public	9-12	4333 John R Rd	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-2900	1,545	88	17.5	19.5%	982 (63.6%)	87 (5.6%)	81 (5.2%)	328 (21.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (4.0%)	$15,116			$617			$14,499	82.7	63.4	229	135
263666001316	95	Zeeland West High School	Public	9-12	3390 100th Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-4500	976	48	20.2	23.2%	726 (74.4%)	18 (1.8%)	150 (15.4%)	46 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.5%)	$15,445			$1,561			$13,884	82.7	82.6	99	4
262073005739	96	Lake Orion Community High School	Public	9-12	495 E Scripps Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-5420	2,174	127	17.1	23.5%	1,677 (77.1%)	64 (2.9%)	226 (10.4%)	61 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	141 (6.5%)	$13,302			$521			$12,780	82.6	82.6	98	2
262991006564	97	Riverview Community High School	Public	9-12	12431 Longsdorf St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 285-7361	883	38	23.5	40.7%	702 (79.5%)	57 (6.5%)	92 (10.4%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	$12,134			$903			$11,231	82.6	68.6	194	97
260098309012	98	The Greenspire High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2200 Dendrinos Drive	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	The Greenspire School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 421-5905	125	6	20.8	40.0%	108 (86.4%)	3 (2.4%)	8 (6.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	$8,010			$1,547			$6,463	82.5	83.7	93	5
263225001837	99	South Lyon East High School	Public	9-12	52000 10 Mile Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8700	1,174	57	20.7	19.4%	912 (77.7%)	56 (4.8%)	82 (7.0%)	76 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.0%)	$13,587			$662			$12,925	82.4	88	66	33
263447007018	100	Eisenhower High School	Public	10-12	6500 25 Mile Rd	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-1300	1,835	89	20.7	21.4%	1,632 (88.9%)	42 (2.3%)	66 (3.6%)	57 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	34 (1.9%)	$13,851			$1,290			$12,561	81.9	81.7	109	9

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.