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Best High Schools in Jackson County, MI

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Schools

7,018

Students

Districts

Top rankedWestern High School179^th of 800 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Napoleon High School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Vandercook Lake High School 13.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Ackerson High School and 3 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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8 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
SAI Camp Cassidy Lake	Public	12	3100 Cooper St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(734) 475-1368	1	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Parnall Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1780 E Parnall Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 780-6004	7	0			3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cooper Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	3100 Cooper St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 780-6175	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Egeler Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	3855 Cooper St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 780-5600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cotton Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	3500 N Elm Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 780-5000	12	0		41.7%	4 (33.3%)	7 (58.3%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Jackson Preparatory Early College	Public, Charter	6-12	2111 Emmons Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 705-5732	260	13	19.8	29.6%	168 (64.6%)	43 (16.5%)	19 (7.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.5%)	50.1	368^th of 800 public high schools	54.0%		69	188^th of 739 public high schools	74.6%	180	74.2	67.4	55.6	48.4	23.9	33.3	54.8	11.9	45.8	48.4	25.0	9.7	58.1		70.0		$11,177	$268	$10,909
Columbia Alternative Education	Public	6-12	4460 N Lake Rd	Clarklake	49234	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 529-9400	78	5	15.2	46.2%	69 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	21	601^st of 800 public high schools	24.9%					(n/a)			35.3			371.2	391.3	380.7						20.0		26.7	$10,845	$521	$10,324
Columbia Central High School	Public	7-12	11775 Hewitt Rd	Brooklyn	49230	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 592-6634	637	36	17.8	29.7%	569 (89.3%)	6 (0.9%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	58.4	272^nd of 800 public high schools	66.0%		63.1	246^th of 739 public high schools	66.7%	26	71.8	57.8	68.4	41.8	30.1	44.2	51.1	24.5		56.6		39.6	46.4	37.2	60.9	37.2	$13,889	$543	$13,346
Concord High School	Public	9-12	219 Monroe St	Concord	49237	Jackson County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 524-8384	182	12	14.6	40.1%	138 (75.8%)	22 (12.1%)	12 (6.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	31.9	529^th of 800 public high schools	33.9%		41.4	430^th of 739 public high schools	41.8%	99		55.1	38.8		30.6	12.2	32.4	415.9						24.3		32.4	$18,170	$1,077	$17,093
East Jackson Secondary School	Public	7-12	1566 N Sutton Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1700	359	19	18.8	79.1%	262 (73.0%)	36 (10.0%)	25 (7.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.4%)	28.6	552^nd of 800 public high schools	31.0%		24	547^th of 739 public high schools	26.0%	5	56.4	44.0	47.5	10.9	8.0	12.5	26.5	398.2		11.4		9.1	27.8	34.3	24.1	40.0	$15,326	$875	$14,451
East Jackson Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	345 N Dettman Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 764-1700	16	0		87.5%	13 (81.3%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)			27.3			354.5	418.0	378.0						2086.3		2083.7	$11,707	$826	$10,881
Grass Lake High School	Public	9-12	11500 Warrior Trl	Grass Lake	49240	Jackson County	Grass Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 867-5570	394	20	19.7	29.4%	359 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	55.8	303^rd of 800 public high schools	62.1%		64.3	231^st of 739 public high schools	68.7%	72		68.2	68.9		34.6	31.1	51.1	25.0						31.5		31.5	$13,662	$928	$12,734
HanoverHorton High School	Public	9-12	10000 Moscow Rd	Horton	49246	Jackson County	Hanover-Horton School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 563-0101	289	15	19.0	31.1%	271 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	55.6	305^th of 800 public high schools	61.9%		81.1	101^st of 739 public high schools	86.3%	204		59.0	73.5		34.6	35.3	53.1	17.2						33.9		35.5	$15,650	$584	$15,065
Jackson High School	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3700	989	57	17.3	61.8%	407 (41.2%)	336 (34.0%)	87 (8.8%)	29 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	125 (12.6%)	25	572^nd of 800 public high schools	28.5%		32.7	491^st of 739 public high schools	33.6%	81		46.2	39.7		15.9	11.5	38.4	8.9						24.1		34.2	$18,713	$1,314	$17,398
Jackson County Jail	Public	9-12	212 W Wesley St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2208	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jackson Pathways	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3701	77	5	15.4	87.0%	25 (32.5%)	25 (32.5%)	4 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	22 (28.6%)	8.6	717^th of 800 public high schools	10.4%					(n/a)							367.9	312.1						11.8		14.7	$15,542	$1,247	$14,295
Michigan Center JrSr High School	Public	7-12	400 S State St	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1440	700	33	21.0	44.1%	608 (86.9%)	14 (2.0%)	26 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	27.1	558^th of 800 public high schools	30.3%		33.9	479^th of 739 public high schools	35.2%	79	47.9	47.4	55.4	13.8	14.4	20.8	37.1	11.3		23.2		17.2	25.3	17.5	39.8	23.7	$12,441	$1,105	$11,336
Ackerson High School	Public	9-12	121 W Brooklyn Rd	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 905-5705	84	3	28.0	73.8%	76 (90.5%)	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	30.1	543^rd of 800 public high schools	32.1%					(n/a)			26.7			344.7	33.3	362.8						33.3		33.3	$13,357	$596	$12,760
Napoleon High School	Public	9-12	201 West	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 905-5705	381	17	23.0	31.0%	357 (93.7%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	61.3	252^nd of 800 public high schools	68.5%		58.5	289^th of 739 public high schools	60.9%	37		69.0	65.9		28.7	34.1	60.8	20.3						40.5		43.2	$16,169	$562	$15,607
Northwest Connect	Public	7-12	6900 Rives Junction Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 817-4702	157	9	16.6	55.4%	114 (72.6%)	6 (3.8%)	10 (6.4%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.3%)	7.7	729^th of 800 public high schools	8.9%		21.5	571^st of 739 public high schools	22.7%	158		40.0	12.5		355.3	344.2	383.7	350.3						10.3		10.3	$15,797	$750	$15,047
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	4200 Van Horn Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 817-4702	958	47	20.4	34.3%	759 (79.2%)	38 (4.0%)	71 (7.4%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.2%)	34.2	507^th of 800 public high schools	36.6%		40.6	439^th of 739 public high schools	40.6%	68		54.6	54.4		23.3	16.9	45.5	12.0						25.6		25.2	$14,019	$755	$13,263
Springport High School	Public	9-12	300 W Main St	Springport	49284	Jackson County	Springport Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 857-3475	273	15	18.4	41.0%	245 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	46.8	396^th of 800 public high schools	50.5%		47	387^th of 739 public high schools	47.6%	9		51.4	59.7		19.4	25.4	42.1	19.3						43.9		47.4	$15,154	$1,281	$13,873
Vandercook Lake High School	Public	6-12	1000 E Golf Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 782-9044	258	19	13.5	73.3%	196 (76.0%)	12 (4.7%)	17 (6.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	22.4	596^th of 800 public high schools	25.5%		17.8	595^th of 739 public high schools	19.5%	1	48.6	35.5	35.1	330.6	353.2	21.6	30.0	388.0	8.7	14.3	1559.9	10.7	14.3	29.3	31.4	17.1	$19,218	$1,172	$18,046
Western High School	Public	9-12	1400 S Dearing Rd	Parma	49269	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8270	809	41	19.7	34.7%	681 (84.2%)	17 (2.1%)	45 (5.6%)	12 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.1%)	70.9	179^th of 800 public high schools	77.6%		67.6	198^th of 739 public high schools	73.2%	19		69.9	64.0		39.7	37.5	59.7	29.2						41.4		57.3	$15,092	$343	$14,749
Woodville Community Center	Public	9-12	3950 Catherine St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8770	97	6	16.6	73.2%	75 (77.3%)	6 (6.2%)	7 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.3%)	10.1	702^nd of 800 public high schools	12.3%					(n/a)			22.2			333.3	421.3	377.1						12.0		20.0	$17,010	$389	$16,621
Jackson Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6800 Browns Lake Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 768-5163	0	36	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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