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
281	Marion High School	Public	6-12	2213 20 Mile Rd	Marion	49665	Osceola County	Marion Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 743-2836	192	14	13.3	70.3%	172 (89.6%)	4 (2.1%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$15,382			$2,629			$12,754	59.1	60.2	263	18		262280005976
282	AD Johnston JrSr High School	Public	7-12	100 W Lead St	Bessemer	49911	Gogebic County	Bessemer Area School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 667-0802	164	12	13.2	62.2%	137 (83.5%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.0%)	$10,650			$930			$9,720	59	50	339	57		260000603854
283	Gobles High School	Public	6-12	409 N State St	Gobles	49055	Van Buren County	Gobles Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 628-9340	396	25	15.7	54.0%	327 (82.6%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$17,917			$789			$17,128	58.9	44.6	382	99		261605005256
284	Niles Senior High School	Public	9-12	1441 Eagle St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 683-2894	828	41	20.4	42.0%	571 (69.0%)	74 (8.9%)	107 (12.9%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (8.1%)	$13,932			$1,759			$12,172	58.9	51.7	331	47		262556006206
285	Big Rapids High School	Public	9-12	21175 15 Mile Rd	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 796-7651	755	37	20.3	34.8%	671 (88.9%)	30 (4.0%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	$13,126			$1,550			$11,577	58.7	60.8	256	29		260578004205
286	Creative Technologies Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 Pine St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Creative Technologies Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-4905	302	20	14.7	35.4%	270 (89.4%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,651			$626			$12,025	58.7	83.2	90	196		260020701134
287	Mason County Eastern Junior HighHigh School	Public	7-12	18 S Main St	Custer	49405	Mason County	Mason County Eastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 757-3733	176	10	17.4	63.1%	157 (89.2%)	3 (1.7%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$17,843			$2,889			$14,954	58.6	60.4	259	28		262316006008
288	Ravenna High School	Public	9-12	2766 S Ravenna Rd	Ravenna	49451	Muskegon County	Ravenna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 853-2218	317	16	20.4	36.9%	274 (86.4%)	4 (1.3%)	35 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,114			$833			$13,281	58.5	55.1	303	15		262937006516
289	Napoleon High School	Public	9-12	201 West	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 536-8667	381	17	23	31.0%	357 (93.7%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$13,609			$1,022			$12,586	58.5	54.1	307	18		262496006174
290	Trenton High School	Public	9-12	2601 Charlton Rd	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 692-4531	846	65	13	24.6%	721 (85.2%)	20 (2.4%)	67 (7.9%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	$13,812			$317			$13,494	58.4	64.1	223	67		263390006956

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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.