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
121	ICademy Global	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8485 Homestead Dr	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	ICademy Global	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(616) 748-5637	197	18	10.6	32.5%	149 (75.6%)	4 (2.0%)	29 (14.7%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$13,459			$1,271			$12,188	78.9	65.8	207	86		260104008512
122	Gladwin High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Spring St	Gladwin	48624	Gladwin County	Gladwin Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 426-7341	486	20	24.1	40.1%	461 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,612			$5,004			$6,609	78.8	72.9	162	40		261599007485
123	Luther L Wright K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	650 E Ayer St	Ironwood	49938	Gogebic County	Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 932-0932	770	59	12.9	57.0%	686 (89.1%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.5%)	$14,232			$1,529			$12,703	78.7	41.3	409	286		261947005612
124	Mid Peninsula School	Public, Alternative	K-12	5055 Saint Nicholas 31st Rd	Rock	49880	Delta County	Mid Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 359-4390	220	17	13.2	75.5%	206 (93.6%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,940			$1,513			$12,427	78.7	48.6	350	226		262383001054
125	Whiteford High School	Public	9-12	6655 Consear Rd	Ottawa Lake	49267	Monroe County	Whiteford Agricultural School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 856-1443	262	19	14	16.8%	245 (93.5%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$14,597			$451			$14,146	78.5	60.1	264	139		263627007215
126	Rogers City High School	Public	6-12	1033 W Huron Ave	Rogers City	49779	Presque Isle County	Rogers City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 734-9170	252	15	17	56.3%	239 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$14,935			$210			$14,725	78.5	68.7	186	60		263006006594
127	Riverview Community High School	Public	9-12	12431 Longsdorf St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 285-7361	854	39	22.1	34.0%	671 (78.6%)	55 (6.4%)	91 (10.7%)	16 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.9%)	$12,487			$1,750			$10,738	78.1	82.6	97	30		262991006564
128	Yale Senior High School	Public	9-12	247 School Dr	Yale	48097	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 387-3231	509	27	19.1	25.5%	472 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$13,395			$1,173			$12,222	78	70.2	173	45		263660007275
129	Hemlock High School	Public	9-12	733 N Hemlock Rd	Hemlock	48626	Saginaw County	Hemlock Public School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 642-5287	341	17	20.4	19.9%	309 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,932			$1,358			$12,575	77.9	88.4	67	62		261818005487
130	Henry Ford II High School	Public	9-12	11911 Clinton River Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-1600	1,663	83	19.9	40.5%	1,296 (77.9%)	121 (7.3%)	75 (4.5%)	102 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (4.0%)	$14,983			$1,382			$13,600	77.9	73.4	154	24		263447007025

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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.