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)
268088001588	1	International Academy	Public	9-12	1020 E Square Lake Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48304	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-5905	1,392	0		12.1%	560 (40.2%)	29 (2.1%)	45 (3.2%)	698 (50.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.9%)								99.9	99.8	1
268083008434	2	Early College at Montcalm Community College	Public, Magnet	11-12	2800 College Dr	Sidney	48885	Montcalm County	Montcalm Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 225-5706	59	4	14.7	49.2%	45 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)	3 (5.1%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)								99.5	97.6	12	10
260957007865	3	International Academy of Macomb	Public, Magnet	9-12	42755 Romeo Plank Rd	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-7200	459	6	83.4	29.0%	279 (60.8%)	33 (7.2%)	14 (3.1%)	109 (23.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	$17,305			$308			$16,996	99.3			(n/a)
263039001171	4	Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1903 N Niagara St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 399-5500	401	28	14.3	44.9%	194 (48.4%)	109 (27.2%)	26 (6.5%)	63 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	$19,065			$9,808			$9,257	99.1	99.8	2	2
261644005355	5	City MiddleHigh	Public	7-12	1720 Plainfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2380	927	43	21.6	40.6%	519 (56.0%)	91 (9.8%)	196 (21.1%)	58 (6.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)	$14,764			$3,146			$11,618	98.9	99.6	3	2
261461005155	6	Central High School	Public	9-12	5901 Hall St SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8700	1,033	54	19.2	12.5%	845 (81.8%)	24 (2.3%)	52 (5.0%)	60 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.8%)	$14,704			$888			$13,815	98.9	93	36	30
261248004961	7	East Grand Rapids High School	Public	9-12	2211 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 235-7555	874	47	18.5	8.8%	713 (81.6%)	24 (2.7%)	57 (6.5%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.0%)	$12,838			$704			$12,134	98.7	98.7	6	1
260282004033	8	Community High School	Public	9-12	401 N Division St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2021	509	33	15.2	11.0%	380 (74.7%)	25 (4.9%)	32 (6.3%)	18 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.2%)	$19,888			$754			$19,134	98.3	98.4	8
262574006220	9	Grosse Pointe South High School	Public	9-12	11 Grosse Pointe Blvd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3500	1,164	67	17.3	12.7%	991 (85.1%)	58 (5.0%)	44 (3.8%)	17 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.3%)	$19,050			$1,381			$17,668	98.3	98.5	7	2
260009200596	10	West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4463 Leonard St NW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 791-7454	669	52	12.7	58.0%	408 (61.0%)	67 (10.0%)	158 (23.6%)	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$11,180			$2,059			$9,121	98.2	81.8	108	98

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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.