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)
261470005168	271	Fowler High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 South Wright Rd	Fowler	48835	Clinton County	Fowler Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 593-2250	177	10	18.5	16.9%	172 (97.2%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,886			$707			$12,179	59.2	74.9	150	121
261995005663	272	Loy Norrix High School	Public	9-12	606 E Kilgore Rd	Kalamazoo	49002	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-0200	1,767	83	21.1	52.5%	724 (41.0%)	490 (27.7%)	305 (17.3%)	23 (1.3%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	212 (12.0%)	$14,759			$2,321			$12,438	58.7	50	345	73
262916006504	273	Potterville High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	425 E Main St	Potterville	48876	Eaton County	Potterville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 645-7609	202	14	14	42.1%	173 (85.6%)	7 (3.5%)	13 (6.4%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$15,629			$1,659			$13,970	58.7	44.7	391	118
260348004046	274	Ashley High School	Public	9-12	104 New St	Ashley	48806	Gratiot County	Ashley Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 847-2514	55	4	13.7	70.9%	48 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	$13,238			$1,726			$11,512	58.6	75.4	148	126
261635005272	275	Grand Blanc Community High School	Public	8-12	12500 Holly Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-6638	2,470	122	20.2	37.3%	1,480 (59.9%)	542 (21.9%)	160 (6.5%)	93 (3.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (7.8%)	$12,276			$842			$11,434	58.5	59.9	260	15
262535006195	276	Newberry Area School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Newberry Ave	Newberry	49868	Luce County	Tahquamenon Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 293-3201	468	33	14	66.0%	406 (86.8%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$17,417			$2,491			$14,926	58.4	23.6	559	283
260690004291	277	Brimley Area School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7134 S M 221	Brimley	49715	Chippewa County	Brimley Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 248-3218	451	36	12.6	52.5%	201 (44.6%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	234 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$17,728			$1,782			$15,946	58.4	86.5	76	201
262418006100	278	Montague High School	Public	9-12	4900 Stanton Blvd	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 894-2661	452	22	20.9	43.1%	391 (86.5%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (10.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$13,792			$1,111			$12,681	58.3	23.3	563	285
262145005852	279	Leslie High School	Public	9-12	4141 Hull Rd	Leslie	49251	Ingham County	Leslie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 589-9500	324	23	14	48.5%	301 (92.9%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$13,316			$1,089			$12,227	58.3	60.9	251	28
262769006354	280	Peck JrSr High School	Public	6-12	222 E Lapeer St	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Peck Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 378-5501	206	13	15.2	66.0%	184 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,096			$1,357			$11,739	58.2	51.3	338	58

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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.