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)
262724006338	231	Oxford High School	Public	9-12	745 N Oxford Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5100	1,639	83	19.6	24.1%	1,324 (80.8%)	28 (1.7%)	218 (13.3%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.3%)	$15,299			$1,178			$14,121	63.2	58	284	53
261995005677	232	Kalamazoo Central High School	Public	9-12	2432 N Drake Rd	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-0300	1,651	74	22.3	54.4%	536 (32.5%)	713 (43.2%)	169 (10.2%)	25 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	205 (12.4%)	$15,499			$2,364			$13,135	63.1	43.2	404	172
260000703856	233	Harbor Beach Community High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	402 S 5th St	Harbor Beach	48441	Huron County	Harbor Beach Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 479-3261	203	9	22.5	37.9%	189 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$12,683			$1,043			$11,641	63	59.1	274	41
260390008729	234	Bangor Township Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4091 N Euclid Ave	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 684-8121	156	73	2.1	59.6%	137 (87.8%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$8,851			$206			$8,645	63	46.1	381	147
262139005849	235	Leland Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 N Grand Ave	Leland	49654	Leelanau County	Leland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 256-9857	433	32	13.3	39.3%	355 (82.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (14.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$17,016			$947			$16,069	62.9	89.9	51	184
263447007009	236	Adlai Stevenson High School	Public	9-12	39701 Dodge Park Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-1900	1,951	106	18.4	56.9%	1,466 (75.1%)	138 (7.1%)	73 (3.7%)	193 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	75 (3.8%)	$14,291			$1,204			$13,087	62.9	54.4	313	77
263093006717	237	Saranac JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	150 Pleasant St	Saranac	48881	Ionia County	Saranac Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 642-1100	388	20	19.4	32.2%	352 (90.7%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$12,104			$847			$11,257	62.8	79.4	125	112
263294006846	238	StandishSterling Central JrSr High School	Public	7-12	2401 Grove Street Rd	Standish	48658	Arenac County	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 846-3660	659	32	20.3	58.3%	628 (95.3%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,170			$1,520			$11,650	62.7	58.8	277	39
261647005381	239	Grandville High School	Public	9-12	4700 Canal Ave SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6426	1,717	103	16.6	31.0%	1,251 (72.9%)	74 (4.3%)	244 (14.2%)	53 (3.1%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (5.1%)	$15,317			$965			$14,352	62.6	77.7	133	106
262331006016	240	McBain High School	Public	9-12	107 E Maple St	Mc Bain	49657	Missaukee County	McBain Rural Agricultural Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 825-2412	309	17	17.6	47.9%	271 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$13,378			$1,106			$12,271	62.5	55.6	303	63

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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.