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
181	New Lothrop High School	Public	7-12	9285 Easton Rd	New Lothrop	48460	Shiawassee County	New Lothrop Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 638-5054	398	21	18.5	34.2%	367 (92.2%)	4 (1.0%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$15,462			$768			$14,693	70.6	59.6	268	87		262529006186
182	Cheboygan Area High School	Public	8-12	801 W Lincoln Ave	Cheboygan	49721	Cheboygan County	Cheboygan Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 627-7191	548	35	15.5	55.7%	470 (85.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.6%)	$14,964			$904			$14,060	70.3	60.8	257	75		260891004432
183	Taylor Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	9540 Telegraph Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor Preparatory High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 668-2100	405	22	18	67.2%	103 (25.4%)	191 (47.2%)	42 (10.4%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (14.3%)	$13,595			$2,172			$11,424	70.2	21.8	585	402		260106108531
184	Almont High School	Public	8-12	4701 Howland Rd	Almont	48003	Lapeer County	Almont Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 798-8595	531	26	20.7	19.0%	477 (89.8%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$11,852			$649			$11,203	69.8	77.7	131	53		260267003982
185	Hale Area School	Public, Alternative	K-12	311 N Washington St	Hale	48739	Iosco County	Hale Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 728-3551	347	24	14.3	75.5%	321 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$15,179			$1,752			$13,427	69.7	29	514	329		261737005412
186	Grand Ledge High School	Public	9-12	820 Spring St	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 925-5823	1,704	86	19.8	19.4%	1,284 (75.4%)	72 (4.2%)	167 (9.8%)	63 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (6.7%)	$11,216			$1,273			$9,943	69.3	68.5	188	2		261641005293
187	Mason Senior High School	Public	9-12	2400 Mason Eagle Dr	Erie	48133	Monroe County	Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	No	(734) 848-9353	316	19	16.5	31.3%	257 (81.3%)	7 (2.2%)	37 (11.7%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$13,693			$558			$13,135	69.1	53.2	314	127		262310006001
188	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%)	$10,231			$361			$9,869	69	79.4	123	65		260104408497
189	West Ottawa High School Campus	Public	9-12	3685 Butternut Dr	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1100	2,187	111	19.6	54.0%	833 (38.1%)	63 (2.9%)	997 (45.6%)	162 (7.4%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (5.6%)	$14,690			$1,743			$12,947	69	69.4	180	9		263591007194
190	Michigan Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3950 Heritage Ave	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Michigan Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 507-5390	1,589	63	25.1	61.5%	938 (59.0%)	319 (20.1%)	146 (9.2%)	48 (3.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (8.4%)	$10,572			$1,771			$8,802	68.7	66.2	204	14		260096908139

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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.