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
701	Southeastern High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3030 Fairview St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 866-4500	602	34	17.7	92.4%	3 (0.5%)	588 (97.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$19,611			$2,451			$17,160	6.5	3.8	731	30		260110304830
702	The New Standard Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2040 W Carpenter Rd	Flint	48505	Genesee County	The New Standard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 787-3330	859	62	13.8	96.0%	19 (2.2%)	794 (92.4%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	$12,447			$3,062			$9,385	6.2			(n/a)		260101808324
703	Insight School of Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	526 S Creyts Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Insight School of Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 580-0020	862	39	22	77.6%	457 (53.0%)	223 (25.9%)	92 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.6%)	$13,481			$1,679			$11,802	6.1	22.5	579	124		260107708627
704	Center for Innovation	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	170 Millville Rd	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 667-2453	210	13	16.3	44.8%	188 (89.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$15,754			$2,334			$13,420	6			(n/a)		262118007659
705	Montrose Alternative Education Center	Public	8-12	150 Saginaw St	Montrose	48457	Genesee County	Montrose Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-8840	199	5	42.3	65.8%	185 (93.0%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$5,873			$899			$4,974	5.8	5.5	711	6		262442001827
706	Oak Park High School	Public	9-12	13701 Oak Park Blvd	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7740	798	42	18.8	74.6%	15 (1.9%)	748 (93.7%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	$19,449			$1,552			$17,897	5.6	4.8	721	15		262619006271
707	Michigan Collegiate MiddleHigh School	Public, Charter	6-12	31300 Ryan Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Michigan Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 777-5792	560	26	21.5	86.6%	2 (0.4%)	544 (97.1%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$1,646			$146			$1,500	5.5	2.2	743	36		260021001494
708	Central High School	Public	9-12	2425 Tuxedo St	Detroit	48206	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3000	403	23	17.5	93.1%	1 (0.2%)	396 (98.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,510			$2,289			$19,221	5.5	3.3	737	29		260110304670
709	Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2875 Eyde Pkwy	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Great Lakes Learning Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(810) 471-4989	163	5	30.5	82.2%	81 (49.7%)	45 (27.6%)	11 (6.7%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.7%)	$18,369			$00			$18,369	5.5	16.9	620	89		260105008885
710	Academy West Alternative Education	Public	6-12	3400 N Jennings Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Westwood Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0123	199	9	22.6	89.4%	12 (6.0%)	173 (86.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	$13,565			$1,951			$11,613	5.4	4	728	18		263597008491

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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