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)
268099008061	21	Early College Alliance	Public	9-12	220 King Hall	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 487-4290	451	18	25	28.4%	230 (51.0%)	94 (20.8%)	42 (9.3%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.0%)								96.2	92.4	39	18
262613006263	22	Novi High School	Public	8-12	24062 Taft Rd	Novi	48375	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1500	2,101	118	17.7	11.0%	810 (38.6%)	166 (7.9%)	89 (4.2%)	961 (45.7%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (3.4%)	$14,666			$675			$13,992	96.1	92.8	38	16
268082008011	23	Monroe County Middle College	Public	9-12	1101 S Raisinville Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 342-8750	324	13	24.4	23.5%	283 (87.3%)	4 (1.2%)	22 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)								95.9	97.8	11	12
260756004332	24	Byron Center High School	Public	9-12	8500 Burlingame Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6600	1,339	62	21.5	21.1%	1,058 (79.0%)	21 (1.6%)	140 (10.5%)	42 (3.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.4%)	$14,568			$1,036			$13,532	95.6	96.8	17	7
262382006068	25	HH Dow High School	Public	9-12	3901 N Saginaw Rd	Midland	48640	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 923-5382	1,268	63	19.9	21.2%	1,053 (83.0%)	19 (1.5%)	57 (4.5%)	93 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.4%)	$13,563			$706			$12,857	95.6	88.4	63	38
260009600600	26	Byron Center Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9930 Burlingame Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 878-4852	193	18	10.6	44.6%	161 (83.4%)	3 (1.6%)	20 (10.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$10,924			$1,600			$9,324	95.4			(n/a)
262994006577	27	Rochester Adams High School	Public	7-12	3200 W Tienken Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5200	1,534	66	23.3	7.2%	1,105 (72.0%)	43 (2.8%)	99 (6.5%)	233 (15.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.3%)	$13,337			$927			$12,410	95.2	98	10	17
261155004582	28	DeWitt High School	Public	9-12	13601 Panther Dr	Dewitt	48820	Clinton County	DeWitt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 668-3100	962	51	18.9	20.6%	815 (84.7%)	12 (1.2%)	86 (8.9%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.8%)	$13,066			$470			$12,596	95.1	76.6	141	113
260894004437	29	Chelsea High School	Public	9-12	740 N Freer Rd	Chelsea	48118	Washtenaw County	Chelsea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 433-2201	783	52	15.1	14.9%	691 (88.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.6%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	$17,776			$968			$16,808	95.1	96.6	18	11
260001303869	30	Marquette Senior High School	Public	7-12	1203 W Fair Ave	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 225-4254	915	50	18.3	21.4%	817 (89.3%)	6 (0.7%)	14 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.7%)	$13,536			$1,313			$12,223	95.1	81.9	107	77

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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.