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)
262853006402	161	Plainwell High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	684 102nd Ave	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 685-9554	813	42	19.4	33.9%	711 (87.5%)	14 (1.7%)	52 (6.4%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)	$13,277			$1,037			$12,239	72.9	82.9	97	64
261599007485	162	Gladwin High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Spring St	Gladwin	48624	Gladwin County	Gladwin Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 426-7341	486	20	24.1	50.4%	468 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,388			$3,994			$7,394	72.9	67.9	197	35
262475006135	163	Mt Pleasant Senior High School	Public	9-12	1155 S Elizabeth St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2201	1,093	67	16.3	37.2%	778 (71.2%)	42 (3.8%)	77 (7.0%)	32 (2.9%)	66 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (8.8%)	$16,408			$1,319			$15,089	72.7	77.5	136	27
260852004400	164	Cedar Springs High School	Public	9-12	204 E Muskegon St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 696-1200	1,015	49	20.7	35.1%	897 (88.4%)	5 (0.5%)	48 (4.7%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.1%)	$13,215			$1,118			$12,097	72.7	71.8	175	11
261353005024	165	Garber High School	Public	9-12	213 Pine St	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 894-9710	511	41	12.3	34.8%	454 (88.8%)	7 (1.4%)	28 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	$14,788			$1,979			$12,809	72.3	46.6	377	212
262481006140	166	Munising High and Middle School	Public	6-12	810 E State Highway M28	Munising	49862	Alger County	Munising Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 387-2103	312	19	16.5	51.0%	246 (78.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,851			$1,169			$13,682	72.1	24.5	552	386
263237006798	167	Sparta Senior High School	Public	9-12	475 W Spartan Dr	Sparta	49345	Kent County	Sparta Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 887-8213	818	42	19.7	43.0%	675 (82.5%)	13 (1.6%)	104 (12.7%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	$13,191			$2,009			$11,182	71.4	57	293	126
260010007835	168	Charyl Stockwell Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1032 Karl Greimel Dr	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Charyl Stockwell Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(810) 225-9940	317	19	16.8	21.8%	288 (90.9%)	4 (1.3%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$7,773			$876			$6,897	71.2	94.8	26	142
261597005245	169	Gladstone Area High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2100 State Highway M35	Gladstone	49837	Delta County	Gladstone Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(906) 428-9200	445	22	20	33.0%	398 (89.4%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$13,291			$1,293			$11,998	71	79.8	121	48
260769004352	170	Calumet High School	Public	9-12	57070 Mine St	Calumet	49913	Houghton County	Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw	No	No	No	No	(906) 337-0311	499	29	17.2	45.1%	478 (95.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$13,503			$512			$12,991	70.8	86.7	74	96

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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.