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
21	Northern High School	Public	9-12	3801 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8600	1,088	70	15.4	17.6%	769 (70.7%)	71 (6.5%)	92 (8.5%)	90 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.0%)	$16,105			$816			$15,289	96	93.5	39	18		261461005158
22	Monroe County Middle College	Public	9-12	1101 S Raisinville Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 342-8750	320	9	35.5	21.3%	265 (82.8%)	6 (1.9%)	32 (10.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)								96	95.9	23	1		268082008011
23	Early College at Montcalm Community College	Public, Magnet	11-12	2800 College Dr	Sidney	48885	Montcalm County	Montcalm Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 225-5706	67	4	16.7	34.3%	61 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								95.8	99.5	2	21		268083008434
24	Troy High School	Public	9-12	4777 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48098	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-2700	2,032	110	18.4	9.7%	819 (40.3%)	99 (4.9%)	88 (4.3%)	931 (45.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	90 (4.4%)	$15,533			$638			$14,895	95.5	88.9	64	40		263426006966
25	Frankenmuth High School	Public	9-12	525 E Genesee St	Frankenmuth	48734	Saginaw County	Frankenmuth School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 652-9955	504	23	22.3	12.7%	456 (90.5%)	11 (2.2%)	17 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$13,805			$1,256			$12,549	95.4	93.1	43	18		261476005172
26	Byron Center Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9930 Burlingame Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 878-4852	199	18	11.3	56.3%	160 (80.4%)	4 (2.0%)	25 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$11,840			$1,282			$10,558	95.3	95.4	26			260009600600
27	Chelsea High School	Public	9-12	740 N Freer Rd	Chelsea	48118	Washtenaw County	Chelsea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 433-2201	750	46	16.3	8.9%	660 (88.0%)	4 (0.5%)	47 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	$16,532			$818			$15,714	95.1	95.1	29	2		260894004437
28	Rockford High School	Public	9-12	4100 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6030	1,750	90	19.4	16.2%	1,526 (87.2%)	16 (0.9%)	96 (5.5%)	28 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.7%)	$13,969			$1,232			$12,737	95	91.9	50	22		263003006588
29	HH Dow High School	Public	9-12	3901 N Saginaw Rd	Midland	48640	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 923-5382	1,272	71	17.9	24.8%	1,045 (82.2%)	17 (1.3%)	59 (4.6%)	98 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.8%)	$14,229			$1,287			$12,942	95	95.6	25	4		262382006068
30	Salem High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	46181 Joy Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-2800	1,871	93	20	19.3%	1,097 (58.6%)	206 (11.0%)	92 (4.9%)	380 (20.3%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (4.7%)	$14,749			$1,777			$12,972	94.8	90.7	57	27		262856006419

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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.