Best High Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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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)
261788005453	461	Hartford High School	Public	9-12	121 School St	Hartford	49057	Van Buren County	Hartford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 621-7100	385	23	17	80.5%	155 (40.3%)	6 (1.6%)	204 (53.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$12,276			$3,795			$8,481	35.8	20.4	585	124
262157005855	462	Lincoln Senior High School	Public	9-12	7425 Willis Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 484-7004	888	46	19.1	46.7%	473 (53.3%)	257 (28.9%)	60 (6.8%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (9.7%)	$17,173			$2,410			$14,763	35.7	32.7	494	32
263375006922	463	Tekonsha Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	245 S Elm St	Tekonsha	49092	Calhoun County	Tekonsha Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 767-4121	212	15	13.7	73.1%	192 (90.6%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$17,726			$2,100			$15,626	35.7	34.4	480	17
263336006871	464	Suttons Bay Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 S Elm St	Suttons Bay	49682	Leelanau County	Suttons Bay Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 271-8604	143	6	24.3	53.8%	79 (55.2%)	1 (0.7%)	28 (19.6%)	2 (1.4%)	22 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)	$20,298			$1,763			$18,535	35.7	69.3	188	276
261638008318	465	Grand Haven Cyber School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1415 S Beechtree St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 850-6800	91	3	35.1	52.7%	77 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$7,695			$829			$6,866	35.4			(n/a)
260543001563	466	Berrien Springs Discovery Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	242 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 471-2593	92	2	48.4	81.5%	54 (58.7%)	16 (17.4%)	15 (16.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.4%)	$12,121			$3,591			$8,530	35.1	22.3	566	100
260864004412	467	Central Montcalm Middle High School	Public	6-12	1480 S Sheridan Rd	Stanton	48888	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 831-2100	738	38	19.5	67.9%	686 (93.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.2%)	$13,352			$1,735			$11,617	35.1	43.6	400	67
262352006027	468	Mendon MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	148 Kirby Rd	Mendon	49072	St. Joseph County	Mendon Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 496-8491	258	17	15.6	41.9%	232 (89.9%)	7 (2.7%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$12,104			$781			$11,322	35	57.6	288	180
260010600688	469	AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	22001 Northwestern Hwy	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 569-2988	431	24	17.7	65.4%	425 (98.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,030			$00			$13,030	34.9	49.4	355	114
262124005847	470	Lawton High School	Public	8-12	101 Blue Pride Dr	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 624-7800	292	15	19.7	56.5%	225 (77.1%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (17.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$12,926			$886			$12,040	34.9	49.5	352	118

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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.