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Milford High School

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Milford High School ranks 116 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 84% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Milford High School is a public high school located in Highland, Michigan, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,242 students. It is part of the Huron Valley Schools district, which is ranked 162 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Milford High School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking among the top high schools in the state.

Milford High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic proficiency, with 58.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to 46.9% for the Huron Valley Schools district and 34.9% for the state of Michigan. The school also has higher proficiency rates in M-Step/Social Studies, SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT/Mathematics. Additionally, Milford High School has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 81.7% to 93.4% over the past few years, which are above the state and district averages. The school's dropout rates, ranging from 1.6% to 8.1%, are also lower than the state and district averages.

While Milford High School's performance is generally stronger than the nearby Lakeland High School and Harbor High School, both part of the Huron Valley Schools district, the Walled Lake Western High School and Walled Lake Central High School, which are part of the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools district, have comparable or even stronger academic performance in certain areas. Milford High School's increased spending per student, from $11,118 in the 2020-2021 school year to $15,644 in the 2023-2024 school year, suggests a focus on providing adequate resources and support for its students, which may be contributing to the school's strong performance.

1,193

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,644

Per pupil spending ?

24.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2380 S Milford Rd
Highland, MI 48357-4934

(248) 684-8091

District: Huron Valley Schools

Feeder schools for Milford High School:

Elementary:	Heritage Elementary School
	Highland Elementary School
	Johnson Elementary School
	Kurtz Elementary School
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	Spring Mills Elementary School
Middle:	Muir Middle School
	Oak Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.8%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (54% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Michigan high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg47%

Michigan avg40%

116^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 16%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Huron Valley Schools

162^nd of 613Huron Valley Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	116 of 739	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	88 of 743	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	149 of 735	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	83 of 531	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	93 of 561	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	159 of 666	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	141 of 824	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	118 of 835	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	78.6	144 of 852	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.4	131 of 832	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	83.5	99 of 799	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	89.1	68 of 805	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	67 of 773	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	82 of 784	89.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.9	77 of 765	89.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	87 of 754	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	84.6	98 of 750	86.9%	★★★★☆
2007	78.2	146 of 767	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	59.7	336 of 705	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	103 of 629	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	100 of 619	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	94 of 611	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	85 of 416	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	87 of 462	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	180 of 554	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	143 of 710	79.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	111 of 203	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.2	49 of 195	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	80 of 190	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	187 of 635	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	126 of 654	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	213 of 614	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	157 of 369	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	178 of 417	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	310 of 532	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.9	189 of 755	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	119 of 628	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	83 of 633	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	193 of 611	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.3	77 of 440	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	98 of 472	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	145 of 543	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	137 of 707	80.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	13.7	98 of 110	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	52 of 125	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	85 of 130	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	72 of 116	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.5	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.3	42 of 61	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.7	28 of 315	91.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	121 of 639	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	105 of 638	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	163 of 647	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	88 of 492	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	91 of 516	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	182 of 582	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	160 of 708	77.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-39 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)11th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing69%+14 vs state

Science59%+24 vs state

Social Studies56%+14 vs state

Mathematics30%+3 vs state

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Friday, October 22, 2010

The teachers do not give feedback to their students -- The math department needs to be restructured to teach the students and give them good feedback in a timely manner Close Quote

Schools Near Milford High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Milford High School	Public	7-12	2380 S Milford Rd	Highland	48357	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8091	1,193	60	19.7	24.1%	1,059 (88.8%)	15 (1.3%)	64 (5.4%)	9 (0.8%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.2%)	79.7	116^th of 739 public high schools	84.3%		83.4	88^th of 743 public high schools	88.2%	28	69.3	30.2	58.8	56.1	$15,644	$843	$14,801
Harbor High School	Public	8-12	1000 Hill Rd	White Lake	48383	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 676-8421	133	8	16.6	54.1%	114 (85.7%)	2 (1.5%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	16.6	609^th of 739 public high schools	17.6%		8.1	682^nd of 743 public high schools	8.2%	73	18.6		18.6	27.9	$16,828	$1,061	$15,767
Huron Valley Adult Education	Public	9-12	1000 Hill Rd	White Lake	48383	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 676-8399	15	0		53.3%	13 (86.7%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$147,716	$4,681	$143,035
Lakeland High School	Public	6-12	1630 Bogie Lake Rd	White Lake	48383	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 676-8320	1,012	50	20.2	25.8%	903 (89.2%)	7 (0.7%)	69 (6.8%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.3%)	65.7	221^st of 739 public high schools	70.1%		74	153^rd of 743 public high schools	79.4%	68	65.0	29.5	39.8	45.3	$14,617	$689	$13,929
Walled Lake Northern High School	Public	9-12	6000 Bogie Lake Rd	Commerce Township	48382	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-5300	1,383	64	21.6	17.3%	1,205 (87.1%)	44 (3.2%)	62 (4.5%)	16 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (3.9%)	85.1	75^th of 739 public high schools	89.9%		79.6	121^st of 743 public high schools	83.7%	46	68.9	44.9	50.4	56.0	$14,424	$920	$13,504
Hartland High School	Public	8-12	10635 Dunham Rd	Hartland	48353	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2200	1,610	85	19.0	12.7%	1,504 (93.4%)	7 (0.4%)	56 (3.5%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (1.7%)	80.7	104^th of 739 public high schools	85.9%		80.9	111^th of 743 public high schools	85.1%	7	70.2	36.4	48.1	56.1	$12,238	$641	$11,597
Legacy High School	Public	9-12	9525 E Highland Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2140	62	6	10.3	45.2%	53 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.5%)	30.4	506^th of 739 public high schools	31.5%					(n/a)	44.4		18.8	31.3	$19,565	$1,441	$18,124
Hartland Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	9525 E Highland Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 626-2140	22	0		31.8%	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$11,141	$481	$10,660
Oakland Schools Technical CampusSW	Public	9-12	1000 Beck Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 668-5600	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walled Lake Western High School	Public	9-12	600 Beck Rd	Commerce Township	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-4400	1,033	58	17.8	36.8%	572 (55.4%)	172 (16.7%)	130 (12.6%)	99 (9.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	52 (5.0%)	57.1	300^th of 739 public high schools	59.4%		69.6	179^th of 743 public high schools	75.9%	121	58.6	37.1	31.3	35.9	$18,614	$1,366	$17,248

Frequently Asked Questions about Milford High School

What schools feed into Milford High School?

Milford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heritage Elementary School
Elementary : Highland Elementary School
Elementary : Johnson Elementary School
Elementary : Kurtz Elementary School
Elementary : Spring Mills Elementary School
Middle : Muir Middle School
Middle : Oak Valley Middle School

Is Milford High School a good school?

Milford High School ranks 116^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Milford High School in?

Huron Valley Schools

How many students attend Milford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,193 students attended Milford High School.

What is the racial makeup of Milford High School?

Students at Milford High School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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