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
91	Berkley High School	Public	7-12	2325 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8100	1,200	68	17.5	13.3%	877 (73.1%)	206 (17.2%)	45 (3.8%)	25 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.8%)	$17,390			$619			$16,771	83.1	86.8	77	14		260501004187
92	Clare High School	Public	9-12	306 Schoolcrest Ave	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 386-7789	478	25	19	33.7%	438 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$12,937			$829			$12,109	82.6	80.5	113	21		260975004465
93	Plainwell High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	684 102nd Ave	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 685-9554	828	40	20.9	27.1%	703 (84.9%)	21 (2.5%)	59 (7.1%)	13 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.1%)	$13,507			$980			$12,527	82.4	72.9	161	68		262853006402
94	Boyne City High School	Public	8-12	1035 Boyne Ave	Boyne City	49712	Charlevoix County	Boyne City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 439-8100	383	26	14.7	22.2%	350 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$22,573			$1,614			$20,959	82.3	66.7	199	105		260650004252
95	Zeeland West High School	Public	9-12	3390 100th Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-4500	975	52	18.7	16.1%	701 (71.9%)	14 (1.4%)	169 (17.3%)	51 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	35 (3.6%)	$16,300			$1,225			$15,075	82.3	82.7	95			263666001316
96	Whitmore Lake High School	Public	7-12	7430 Whitmore Lake Rd	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Whitmore Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 449-4461	271	21	12.7	34.3%	230 (84.9%)	6 (2.2%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$23,849			$1,810			$22,039	82.3	81.7	106	10		263633007221
97	Eisenhower High School	Public	10-12	6500 25 Mile Rd	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-1300	1,625	82	19.8	25.3%	1,416 (87.1%)	41 (2.5%)	76 (4.7%)	54 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.3%)	$14,280			$1,360			$12,920	82.2	81.9	100	3		263447007018
98	Genesee Early College	Public	9-12	432 N Saginaw St	Flint	48502	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-5115	178	0		51.7%	44 (24.7%)	100 (56.2%)	26 (14.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$5,394			$1,202			$4,192	82.2	70.2	171	73		260789007793
99	EwenTrout Creek Consolidated School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14312 Airport Rd	Ewen	49925	Ontonagon County	Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 813-0620	170	15	11.1	75.3%	154 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	$17,350			$1,215			$16,135	81.8	35.8	460	361		260001403877
100	Ithaca High School	Public	7-12	710 N Union St	Ithaca	48847	Gratiot County	Ithaca Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 875-3373	442	24	18.6	35.5%	404 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$13,862			$951			$12,911	81.4	81	108	8		261958005620

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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