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)
263354006910	541	Taylor High School	Public	9-12	11211 Beech Daly Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 946-6551	1,402	76	18.4	74.4%	679 (48.4%)	441 (31.5%)	155 (11.1%)	13 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (7.9%)	$16,953			$5,045			$11,908	26.2	23.5	560	19
260569004202	542	Big Bay De Noc School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8928 Oo 25 Rd	Cooks	49817	Schoolcraft County	Big Bay De Noc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 252-4500	208	13	15.4	55.8%	126 (60.6%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.8%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (16.8%)	$00			$00			$00	26.2	48.3	363	179
260111708953	543	Flex High Burton	Public, Charter	9-12	1245 S Center Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Flex High School of Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	(877) 360-5327	178	6	28.5	95.5%	85 (47.8%)	61 (34.3%)	13 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.7%)	$13,800			$855			$12,946	26.1			(n/a)
263230006770	544	South Haven High School	Public	9-12	600 Elkenburg St	South Haven	49090	Van Buren County	South Haven Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 637-0500	569	33	17.3	67.7%	348 (61.2%)	50 (8.8%)	115 (20.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.8%)	$14,787			$2,004			$12,783	26.1	30.3	518	26
261160004591	545	Fordson High School	Public	9-12	13800 Ford Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1400	2,092	111	18.8	89.2%	2,050 (98.0%)	20 (1.0%)	10 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$15,828			$2,516			$13,313	26.1	19.8	591	46
260453004142	546	Belding High School	Public	9-12	850 Hall St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 794-4900	508	25	20.3	54.5%	435 (85.6%)	5 (1.0%)	50 (9.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$13,106			$1,382			$11,724	25.9	19.5	597	51
260828004388	547	Caseville School K12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6609 Vine St	Caseville	48725	Huron County	Caseville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 856-2311	214	19	11.3	63.6%	192 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (6.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$17,641			$1,464			$16,177	25.8	54.1	317	230
263045001580	548	Mackinaw High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	2775 Shattuck Rd	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 799-8470	141	6	21.7	83.7%	47 (33.3%)	37 (26.2%)	44 (31.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.8%)	$14,723			$634			$14,089	25.8	37	457	91
263657007264	549	Wyoming High School	Public	9-12	1350 Prairie Pkwy SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7580	1,283	65	19.8	87.7%	306 (23.9%)	194 (15.1%)	673 (52.5%)	33 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (5.8%)	$13,912			$1,930			$11,982	25.4	20.2	589	40
262883006475	550	Port Huron High School	Public	9-12	2215 Court St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-2611	1,058	57	18.6	68.8%	691 (65.3%)	139 (13.1%)	93 (8.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	125 (11.8%)	$15,199			$2,456			$12,742	25.3	15.6	628	78

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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