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)
262034005721	371	East Kentwood High School	Public	10-12	6230 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 698-6700	2,087	107	19.5	67.2%	541 (25.9%)	716 (34.3%)	388 (18.6%)	270 (12.9%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	165 (7.9%)	$16,410			$1,770			$14,640	45.9	47.2	371
262241005957	372	Manistee Middle High School	Public	6-12	525 12th St	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 723-2547	669	33	20.1	44.1%	564 (84.3%)	12 (1.8%)	34 (5.1%)	8 (1.2%)	24 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.9%)	$15,002			$1,063			$13,939	45.6	69.8	182	190
262028005702	373	Kenowa Hills High School	Public	9-12	3825 Hendershot Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 784-2400	886	51	17.3	41.6%	642 (72.5%)	40 (4.5%)	146 (16.5%)	20 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.8%)	$14,699			$1,501			$13,198	45.4	69.2	189	184
263531007143	374	Waterford Kettering High School	Public	7-12	2800 Kettering Dr	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 673-1261	902	46	19.4	39.2%	676 (74.9%)	53 (5.9%)	118 (13.1%)	18 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.7%)	$15,516			$1,971			$13,546	45.3	45.4	386	12
261075004540	375	Constantine High School	Public	9-12	1 Falcon Dr	Constantine	49042	St. Joseph County	Constantine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 435-8920	402	20	20.1	54.2%	349 (86.8%)	6 (1.5%)	31 (7.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	$13,249			$1,531			$11,718	45.2	35.3	473	98
260957004454	376	Chippewa Valley High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	18300 19 Mile Rd	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-2300	2,208	101	21.7	44.1%	1,427 (64.6%)	456 (20.7%)	139 (6.3%)	61 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	122 (5.5%)	$13,953			$660			$13,293	45.2	45.7	384	8
262967006549	377	Richmond Community High School	Public	9-12	35320 Division Rd	Richmond	48062	Macomb County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 727-3225	498	28	18	30.1%	439 (88.2%)	10 (2.0%)	23 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	14 (2.8%)	$12,885			$1,159			$11,726	45	49.7	349	28
262532006190	378	Newaygo High School	Public	9-12	200 East St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 652-1646	469	22	20.9	59.5%	399 (85.1%)	4 (0.9%)	52 (11.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,285			$1,444			$10,840	45	59.5	269	109
262649006294	379	Onekama Consolidated Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	5016 Main St	Onekama	49675	Manistee County	Onekama Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 889-5521	281	20	14	51.2%	254 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$16,791			$2,186			$14,605	45	49.7	350	29
263099006728	380	Sault Area High School	Public, Magnet	8-12	904 Marquette Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(906) 635-6605	734	27	27.4	38.0%	421 (57.4%)	14 (1.9%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	272 (37.1%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.4%)	$12,094			$828			$11,266	45	72.7	168	212

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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.