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)
260858008255	641	Academy 21	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	2-12	11300 Engleman Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(586) 510-2062	174	12	15	80.5%	90 (51.7%)	43 (24.7%)	8 (4.6%)	9 (5.2%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.5%)	$15,332			$2,727			$12,604	13.8	23.7	558	83
263012006606	642	Romulus Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	9650 Wayne Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 532-1000	576	28	20.3	71.7%	86 (14.9%)	431 (74.8%)	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	$19,232			$6,996			$12,236	13.8	12.2	652	10
261160009003	643	Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18700 Audette St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 827-3023	491	19	26.4	88.0%	469 (95.5%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,929			$9,203			$5,726	13.3	29.7	523	120
262346006021	644	Melvindale High School	Public	9-12	4500 Enterprise Dr	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 457-8300	979	45	21.7	84.9%	611 (62.4%)	89 (9.1%)	262 (26.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	$15,545			$1,960			$13,585	13.2	14.4	635	9
261098004556	645	Covert High School	Public	9-12	35323 M 140 Hwy	Covert	49043	Van Buren County	Covert Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 764-3711	116	9	12.6	94.8%	14 (12.1%)	24 (20.7%)	71 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$17,616			$5,582			$12,034	13.2	36.5	463	182
260111208844	646	Michigan Online School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	209 S State St	Gobles	49055	Van Buren County	Michigan Online School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(269) 216-6972	1,236	47	26.1	79.9%	684 (55.3%)	371 (30.0%)	96 (7.8%)	20 (1.6%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.1%)	$10,398			$1,721			$8,678	13.2	12.5	649	3
260027501616	647	Battle Creek Area Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	765 Upton Ave	Springfield	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Area Learning Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 565-2460	179	9	19.3	90.5%	117 (65.4%)	20 (11.2%)	12 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	28 (15.6%)	$10,304			$2,343			$7,961	13.1			(n/a)
261803005475	648	Hazel Park High School	Public	9-12	23400 Hughes Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(248) 658-5100	557	40	13.8	74.5%	233 (41.8%)	271 (48.7%)	24 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.8%)	$19,486			$1,677			$17,809	13.1	17.5	612	36
260022001176	649	Landmark Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4800 Lapeer Rd	Kimball	48074	St. Clair County	Landmark Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 982-7210	818	52	15.6	74.1%	603 (73.7%)	41 (5.0%)	76 (9.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.8%)	$10,042			$1,819			$8,223	12.9	5.5	703	54
260110308271	650	Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	Public	9-12	571 Mack Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-1805	152	14	10.8	88.2%	6 (3.9%)	126 (82.9%)	3 (2.0%)	16 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$23,173			$6,520			$16,653	12.8	9.7	673	23

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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