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
481	Hesperia High School	Public	9-12	96 S Division St	Hesperia	49421	Newaygo County	Hesperia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 854-6385	247	13	19.1	54.7%	220 (89.1%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,887			$1,010			$9,877	33.8	31.4	500	19		261827005491
482	Lighthouse Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20750 Civic Center Dr	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Lighthouse Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(248) 509-5858	2,056	85	24.1	67.8%	1,163 (56.6%)	464 (22.6%)	166 (8.1%)	36 (1.8%)	25 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	200 (9.7%)	$10,085			$1,328			$8,757	33.7	30.7	508	26		260111808853
483	Byron Area High School	Public	9-12	312 W Maple St	Byron	48418	Shiawassee County	Byron Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 266-4620	200	13	16	46.5%	193 (96.5%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,968			$868			$14,100	33.7	40.9	413	70		260753004329
484	Rudyard Area Schools	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11185 W 2nd St	Rudyard	49780	Chippewa County	Rudyard Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 478-3771	602	43	13.8	68.4%	363 (60.3%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	209 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$17,111			$3,472			$13,640	33.6	56.3	293	191		263036006654
485	Pickford Public Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	333 S Pleasant St	Pickford	49774	Chippewa County	Pickford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 647-4028	430	33	13	47.2%	301 (70.0%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$18,388			$1,139			$17,249	33.6	10.3	665	180		262802006380
486	Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	8230 Crapo St	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 591-4380	93	4	22.1	54.8%	69 (74.2%)	9 (9.7%)	7 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.6%)	$12,035			$2,112			$9,923	33.4			(n/a)		263342000836
487	Gateway To Success Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	526 N Scottville Rd	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Gateway To Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-0922	124	10	12.9	77.4%	100 (80.6%)	7 (5.6%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.7%)	$11,670			$1,716			$9,953	33.3	39.1	433	54		260109708715
488	South Central Michigan Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1060 Jackson Xing	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 841-2820	402	5	77.3	75.9%	223 (55.5%)	87 (21.6%)	34 (8.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.9%)	$9,283			$1,633			$7,650	33.1			(n/a)		261962008719
489	Belding High School	Public	9-12	850 Hall St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 794-4900	511	26	19.4	59.5%	440 (86.1%)	5 (1.0%)	50 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$13,406			$1,544			$11,862	32.8	25.9	546	57		260453004142
490	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27300 Dequindre Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 353-2108	573	44	13.1	99.8%	41 (7.2%)	452 (78.9%)	7 (1.2%)	55 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	$14,690			$1,054			$13,636	32.8	27.7	527	37		260096708813

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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.