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
371	Pine River Area High School	Public	8-12	17445 Pine River Rd	Leroy	49655	Osceola County	Pine River Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 829-3841	363	20	18.5	57.9%	330 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	$15,231			$2,891			$12,340	49	32.4	491	120		262820006393
372	MioAuSable High School	Public	6-12	1110 W 8th St	Mio	48647	Oscoda County	Mio-AuSable Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 826-2483	263	18	14.4	55.9%	247 (93.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$13,871			$1,644			$12,227	48.9	55.2	300	72		262400006080
373	High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	38495 Lanse Creuse St	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 783-6400	1,172	63	18.5	35.7%	775 (66.1%)	269 (23.0%)	38 (3.2%)	22 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.6%)	$14,916			$1,137			$13,779	48.9	53	318	55		262187005912
374	Schoolcraft High School	Public	7-12	13400 S 14th St	Schoolcraft	49087	Kalamazoo County	Schoolcraft Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 488-7350	502	27	18.8	22.3%	461 (91.8%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$13,913			$636			$13,277	48.9	87	76	298		263102006732
375	Bad Axe High School	Public	7-12	200 N Barrie Rd	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Bad Axe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 269-9593	336	28	12.2	37.5%	317 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,998			$1,131			$13,868	48.8	64.3	218	157		260001703918
376	Hillman Community JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	26042 M 32 S	Hillman	49746	Montmorency County	Hillman Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 742-4538	229	14	16.1	39.3%	202 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	$15,273			$943			$14,330	48.6	78.4	129	247		261836005503
377	Memphis JuniorSenior High School	Public	6-12	34130 Bordman Rd	Memphis	48041	Macomb County	Memphis Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 392-2186	388	23	16.9	26.8%	372 (95.9%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,826			$1,158			$12,668	48.5	27.5	528	151		262349006025
378	Sault Area High School	Public, Magnet	8-12	904 Marquette Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(906) 635-6605	688	29	23.6	35.2%	388 (56.4%)	10 (1.5%)	12 (1.7%)	8 (1.2%)	254 (36.9%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.9%)	$12,960			$1,186			$11,774	48.5	45	380	2		263099006728
379	JohannesburgLewiston High School	Public	9-12	10854 M 32 E	Johannesburg	49751	Otsego County	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-4420	205	14	14.3	55.1%	191 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	$22,922			$2,452			$20,469	48.5	61.7	249	130		261989005647
380	Kalamazoo Central High School	Public	9-12	2432 N Drake Rd	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-0300	1,613	70	23.1	54.2%	524 (32.5%)	700 (43.4%)	164 (10.2%)	22 (1.4%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (12.1%)	$15,410			$2,528			$12,882	48.5	63.1	232	148		261995005677

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.