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)
263438006981	351	Ubly Community JrSr High School	Public	6-12	2020 Union St	Ubly	48475	Huron County	Ubly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 658-8554	310	17	18.4	39.4%	305 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,074			$788			$13,286	48.6	93	35	316
262622006276	352	Oakridge High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	5493 Hall Rd	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Oakridge Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(231) 788-7300	537	30	17.8	61.6%	427 (79.5%)	9 (1.7%)	60 (11.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$13,695			$1,591			$12,104	48.5	47.6	370	18
261281004986	353	Eau Claire High School	Public	9-12	7450 Hochberger Rd	Eau Claire	49111	Berrien County	Eau Claire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 461-6997	191	18	10.6	89.0%	61 (31.9%)	38 (19.9%)	83 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	$15,362			$1,766			$13,596	48.4	28.1	534	181
261457005151	354	Forest Area High School	Public	9-12	7661 Shippy Rd SW	Fife Lake	49633	Kalkaska County	Forest Area Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 369-2884	172	11	15.7	58.1%	161 (93.6%)	4 (2.3%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,077			$1,045			$14,032	48.3	37.4	453	99
261014004502	355	Coldwater High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	275 N Fremont St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 279-5930	913	37	24.9	52.7%	757 (82.9%)	16 (1.8%)	116 (12.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	$11,977			$1,144			$10,833	48.2	55.9	300	55
261893005567	356	Huron High School	Public	9-12	32044 Huron River Dr	New Boston	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 782-1436	793	41	19.2	26.0%	676 (85.2%)	23 (2.9%)	49 (6.2%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.4%)	$13,890			$1,249			$12,641	48	41.5	418	62
262001005681	357	Brethren High School	Public	9-12	4400 N High Bridge Rd	Brethren	49619	Manistee County	Kaleva Norman Dickson School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 477-5353	169	8	20	60.9%	141 (83.4%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.7%)	3 (1.8%)	10 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$14,700			$1,745			$12,955	47.6	55.8	301	56
262954006544	358	ReethsPuffer High School	Public	9-12	1545 N Roberts Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 744-1647	1,142	60	19	53.5%	963 (84.3%)	50 (4.4%)	74 (6.5%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	$13,085			$1,583			$11,502	47.2	52.4	329	29
260096808090	359	Virtual Learning Academyof St Clair County	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	499 Range Rd	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Virtual Learning Academy of St. Clair County	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(810) 455-4480	140	10	14	73.6%	125 (89.3%)	8 (5.7%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$8,930			$1,286			$7,644	47.1			(n/a)
261309005007	360	Laker High School	Public	9-12	6136 Pigeon Rd	Pigeon	48755	Huron County	Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 453-4600	311	16	19.8	43.7%	284 (91.3%)	3 (1.0%)	16 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$13,634			$1,687			$11,947	47.1	56.4	296	64

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.