Best High Schools in Michigan

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 739)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
441	Kenowa Hills High School	Public	9-12	3825 Hendershot Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 784-2400	876	49	18	35.0%	640 (73.1%)	37 (4.2%)	141 (16.1%)	14 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.5%)	$15,279			$1,671			$13,608	40.4	45.4	373	68		262028005702
442	Corunna High School	Public	8-12	417 E King St	Corunna	48817	Shiawassee County	Corunna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 743-3441	610	34	17.8	38.9%	558 (91.5%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$14,757			$1,338			$13,419	40.2	42.9	403	39		261086004554
443	Hudson Area JRSR High School	Public	7-12	771 N Maple Grove Ave	Hudson	49247	Lenawee County	Hudson Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 448-8912	488	25	19.3	42.2%	435 (89.1%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$12,124			$921			$11,203	40	39.9	421	22		261881005556
444	AkronFairgrove JrSr High School	Public	6-12	2800 N Thomas Rd	Fairgrove	48733	Tuscola County	Akron-Fairgrove Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 693-6112	181	12	15.6	68.5%	150 (82.9%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (11.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$16,631			$4,203			$12,428	39.8			(n/a)		260201003946
445	Oscar A Carlson High School	Public	9-12	30550 W Jefferson Ave	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-7100	1,104	48	22.9	24.9%	879 (79.6%)	86 (7.8%)	72 (6.5%)	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.0%)	$13,383			$1,632			$11,751	39.7	44.3	386	59		261587005236
446	Lake Shore High School	Public	9-12	22980 E 13 Mile Rd	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 285-8900	914	51	17.8	41.6%	629 (68.8%)	171 (18.7%)	38 (4.2%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.7%)	$16,442			$1,907			$14,535	39.6	36.8	454	8		263267006815
447	Southgate Anderson High School	Public	9-12	15475 Leroy St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 246-4611	1,052	53	19.8	56.0%	697 (66.3%)	130 (12.4%)	174 (16.5%)	21 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.7%)	$18,754			$2,435			$16,319	39.5	34.3	474	27		263234006793
448	Edsel Ford High School	Public	9-12	20601 Rotunda Dr	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1500	1,502	88	17	69.8%	1,319 (87.8%)	88 (5.9%)	56 (3.7%)	20 (1.3%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	$17,171			$1,513			$15,658	39.5	30.4	510	62		261160004590
449	Watervliet Senior High School	Public	9-12	450 E Saint Joseph St	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 463-0734	360	20	17.8	63.1%	262 (72.8%)	9 (2.5%)	63 (17.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	$14,342			$1,266			$13,076	39.4	52.1	327	122		263546007156
450	Algonac JuniorSenior High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	5200 Taft Rd	Clay	48001	St. Clair County	Algonac Community School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 794-4911	644	31	20.9	42.2%	622 (96.6%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,772			$1,048			$12,724	39.4	38.5	439	11		260219003960

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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, 2025, 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.