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
321	Buchanan Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	401 W Chicago St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 695-8401	49	3	19.2	57.1%	40 (81.6%)	2 (4.1%)	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	$12,909			$886			$12,024	55.4			(n/a)		260714008624
322	Peck JrSr High School	Public	6-12	222 E Lapeer St	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Peck Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 378-5501	202	12	16.8	65.3%	184 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,783			$2,571			$11,212	55.4	58.2	280	42		262769006354
323	Houghton Lake JrSr High School	Public	7-12	4433 W Houghton Lake Dr	Houghton Lake	48629	Roscommon County	Houghton Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 366-2035	484	32	15.1	75.4%	449 (92.8%)	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$14,292			$2,914			$11,379	55.2	27.2	531	208		261860005545
324	East Jordan MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	101 Maple St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 536-2259	322	26	12.3	40.4%	280 (87.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$19,459			$1,334			$18,125	55.1	64.9	214	110		261256004969
325	St Clair High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2200 Clinton Ave	Saint Clair	48079	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 676-1700	715	38	18.8	22.1%	673 (94.1%)	11 (1.5%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$11,212			$1,234			$9,979	54.9	64.1	221	104		261242004943
326	Milan High School	Public	9-12	200 Big Red Dr	Milan	48160	Monroe County	Milan Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 439-5000	526	31	16.8	30.2%	439 (83.5%)	19 (3.6%)	32 (6.1%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$17,158			$724			$16,434	54.9	46.9	361	35		262385006072
327	Linden High School	Public	9-12	7201 Silver Lake Rd	Linden	48451	Genesee County	Linden Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0410	775	42	18.4	20.1%	684 (88.3%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	$13,292			$976			$12,316	54.6	74.4	148	179		262169005870
328	ClimaxScotts High School	Public	6-12	372 S Main St	Climax	49034	Kalamazoo County	Climax-Scotts Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 746-2301	294	12	23.8	28.2%	255 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$16,412			$623			$15,789	54.6	33.5	480	152		261002004485
329	DeltonKellogg High School	Public	9-12	10425 Panther Pride	Delton	49046	Barry County	Delton Kellogg Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 623-1525	332	18	18.8	46.4%	308 (92.8%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$14,685			$1,137			$13,548	54.5	44.3	388	59		261191004631
330	Oakridge High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	5493 Hall Rd	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Oakridge Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(231) 788-7300	539	32	16.6	52.7%	431 (80.0%)	14 (2.6%)	53 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	$14,631			$1,565			$13,066	54.4	48.5	352	22		262622006276

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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.