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)
263012008721	671	Romulus Virtual Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Magnet	9-12	9650 Wayne Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(734) 532-1407	88	2	44	77.3%	24 (27.3%)	57 (64.8%)	4 (4.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$8,735			$1,910			$6,825	9.5			(n/a)
262415000652	672	Orchard Center High School	Public	6-12	1750 Oak St	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 265-3700	297	5	63.3	79.1%	191 (64.3%)	61 (20.5%)	19 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	$11,552			$1,416			$10,136	9.5	11.1	664	8
261164004621	673	Robichaud Senior High School	Public	9-12	3601 Janet St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-8851	365	25	14.3	89.6%	49 (13.4%)	294 (80.5%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$20,725			$7,509			$13,217	9.4	5.5	704	31
260028401644	674	Bradford Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	24218 Garner St	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Bradford Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 351-0000	768	34	22.5	92.8%	1 (0.1%)	760 (99.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,954			$3,960			$8,993	8.8			(n/a)
263387001230	675	Traverse City High School	Public	9-12	3962 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-5860	149	9	15.8	74.5%	106 (71.1%)	3 (2.0%)	19 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.4%)	$17,598			$1,311			$16,287	8.8			(n/a)
260282001180	676	Pathways To Success Academic Campus	Public	9-12	2800 Stone School Rd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 997-1237	218	18	12.1	68.8%	63 (28.9%)	95 (43.6%)	23 (10.6%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.8%)	$65,046			$575			$64,471	8.8	13.2	642	34
260708008605	677	Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	25600 Seneca St	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(734) 535-6600	122	1	143.5	73.8%	99 (81.1%)	8 (6.6%)	10 (8.2%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$11,432			$1,256			$10,176	8.8	4.4	716	39
260021708533	678	Oakland International Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2619 Florian St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 285-8990	520	18	29.7	71.5%	358 (68.8%)	50 (9.6%)	4 (0.8%)	104 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,975			$2,628			$9,347	8.6	18.1	604	74
260015600970	679	Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-12	196 Cesar E Chavez Ave	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 745-9420	553	28	19.8	95.8%	14 (2.5%)	379 (68.5%)	127 (23.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$10,440			$4,542			$5,898	8.4			(n/a)
261160008095	680	Dearborn Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 827-4800	104	2	47.2	84.6%	92 (88.5%)	5 (4.8%)	4 (3.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$37,277			$2,633			$34,644	8.2	7	687	7

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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