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
171	StandishSterling Central JrSr High School	Public	7-12	2401 Grove Street Rd	Standish	48658	Arenac County	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 846-3660	660	34	19.5	52.1%	630 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$13,596			$1,289			$12,306	72.5	62.7	238	67		263294006846
172	Portage Northern High School	Public	9-12	1000 Idaho Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 323-5400	1,194	64	18.7	22.4%	754 (63.1%)	122 (10.2%)	108 (9.0%)	76 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	131 (11.0%)	$14,014			$713			$13,302	72	77.4	132	40		262895006493
173	Tecumseh High School	Public	9-12	760 Brown St	Tecumseh	49286	Lenawee County	Tecumseh Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 423-6008	736	36	20.4	29.6%	628 (85.3%)	8 (1.1%)	66 (9.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	$12,933			$504			$12,429	71.7	63.3	229	56		263372006918
174	Kearsley High School	Public	9-12	4302 Underhill Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-5313	836	46	18.2	69.6%	549 (65.7%)	129 (15.4%)	83 (9.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	$14,744			$2,397			$12,346	71.5	57.6	286	112		262007005692
175	Mt Pleasant Senior High School	Public	9-12	1155 S Elizabeth St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2201	1,066	68	15.7	33.6%	771 (72.3%)	38 (3.6%)	75 (7.0%)	20 (1.9%)	63 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (9.2%)	$16,639			$1,749			$14,890	71.4	72.7	163	12		262475006135
176	Bath High School	Public	9-12	6175 Clark Rd	Bath	48808	Clinton County	Bath Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 641-6724	307	15	20.4	41.4%	239 (77.9%)	4 (1.3%)	39 (12.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.9%)	$13,318			$370			$12,948	71.3	46.6	363	187		260417004090
177	Woodhaven High School	Public	9-12	24787 Van Horn Rd	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 783-3333	1,629	95	17.1	36.3%	948 (58.2%)	270 (16.6%)	188 (11.5%)	139 (8.5%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (4.5%)	$17,234			$1,209			$16,025	71	67.9	191	14		263648507242
178	Central High School	Public	8-12	1150 Milliken Dr	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-6500	1,326	56	23.6	20.3%	1,191 (89.8%)	38 (2.9%)	41 (3.1%)	33 (2.5%)	22 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,659			$1,499			$12,160	70.9	77.1	136	42		263387006949
179	Pinckney Community High School	Public	9-12	10255 Dexter Pinckney Rd	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 225-5500	619	34	18.2	17.3%	558 (90.1%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (4.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	$13,654			$918			$12,736	70.9	34.1	478	299		262814006385
180	Lake LindenHubbell Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 Calumet St	Lake Linden	49945	Houghton County	Lake Linden-Hubbell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 296-6681	327	27	12.2	57.8%	316 (96.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,369			$1,933			$12,437	70.7	75	146	34		262070005734

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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.