Best High Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

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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
311	Thornapple Kellogg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3885 Bender Rd	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 795-3394	982	52	19	36.3%	884 (90.0%)	11 (1.1%)	54 (5.5%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.2%)	$13,959			$811			$13,148	56.3	70.2	172	139		263381006924
312	Breckenridge MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	700 Wright St	Breckenridge	48615	Gratiot County	Breckenridge Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 842-3182	310	20	15.5	58.4%	281 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,716			$871			$12,845	56.3	66.9	197	115		260663004263
313	St Charles Community MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	881 W Walnut St	Saint Charles	48655	Saginaw County	St. Charles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 865-9991	315	18	17.1	58.1%	285 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$15,029			$1,558			$13,471	56.3	68.5	189	124		263264006812
314	Kalkaska High School	Public	9-12	109 N Birch St	Kalkaska	49646	Kalkaska County	Kalkaska Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 258-9167	439	23	18.9	47.4%	399 (90.9%)	8 (1.8%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$13,501			$897			$12,604	55.9	61.6	250	64		262005005685
315	Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg	Public	9-12	90 Livingston Blvd	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0969	907	43	21.2	42.0%	841 (92.7%)	5 (0.6%)	17 (1.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.9%)	$13,966			$879			$13,087	55.9	79.3	124	191		261573005225
316	The School at Marygrove	Public, Alternative	K-12	8425 W McNichols Rd	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 335-1331	606	38	15.9	68.3%	8 (1.3%)	597 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,175			$2,161			$17,015	55.9	39.4	428	112		260110308932
317	Laker High School	Public	9-12	6136 Pigeon Rd	Pigeon	48755	Huron County	Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 453-4600	339	16	21.4	37.5%	305 (90.0%)	5 (1.5%)	19 (5.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$13,425			$788			$12,636	55.9	47.1	360	43		261309005007
318	Farwell High School	Public, Magnet	8-12	480 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 588-9913	344	17	20.7	67.7%	312 (90.7%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$14,676			$2,362			$12,314	55.8	66.3	202	116		261410005058
319	Berrien Springs High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 471-1748	554	33	16.5	50.0%	216 (39.0%)	154 (27.8%)	96 (17.3%)	38 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	43 (7.8%)	$17,132			$726			$16,406	55.4	57.7	285	34		260543004199
320	Forest Park School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	801 Forest Pkwy	Crystal Falls	49920	Iron County	Forest Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 214-4695	481	24	19.7	58.8%	437 (90.9%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$13,065			$1,873			$11,192	55.4	18.5	611	291		261119004569

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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.