These Are The Top 50 Public High Schools in Michigan

Niche has unveiled its list of top public high schools in Michigan for 2024, with one school making the national top 50 — Washtenaw International High School.

The results stem from multiple ranking factors including teacher quality, state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity and more. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

We’ve curated a list of some of the top high schools in Michigan, detailing their state and national rankings to highlight local educational excellence.

Find the top public high schools by county:

• Best High Schools in Macomb County
• Best High Schools in Oakland County
• Best High Schools in Wayne County

This article was updated on June 5, 2024 by Metro Parent’s Audience Development Manager, Katina Beniaris. Her research included ranking the top 50 public high schools, according to the Niche website. Questions? Email katina@metroparent.com. 

Here are the top 50 public high schools in Michigan

1. Washtenaw International High School, Ypsilanti (A+)
2. International Academy, Bloomfield Hills (A+)
3. Novi High School, Novi (A+)
4. Troy High School, Troy (A+)
5. Huron High School, Ann Arbor (A+)
6. Northville High School, Northville (A+)
7. Wylie E. Groves High School, Beverly Hills (A+)
8. Okemos High School, Okemos (A+)
9. Community High School, Ann Arbor (A+)
10. Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor (A+)
11. City Middle/High School, Grand Rapids (A+)
12. Skyline High School, Ann Arbor (A+)
13. Bloomfield Hills High School, Bloomfield Hills (A+)
14. Rochester Adams High School, Rochester Hills (A+)
15. International Academy of Macomb, Clinton Township (A+)
16. Ernest W. Seaholm High School, Birmingham (A+)
17. Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms (A+)
18. Northern High Schools, Grand Rapids (A+)
19. Athens High School, Troy (A+)
20. Henry Ford Early College, Dearborn (A+)
21. Saline High School, Saline (A)
22. East Lansing High School, East Lansing (A)
23. Stoney Creek High School, Rochester Hills (A)
24. Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Pointe Woods (A)
25. St. Joseph High School, St. Joseph (A)
26. East Grand Rapids High School, East Grand Rapids (A)
27. Central High School, Grand Rapids (A)
28. Rochester High School, Rochester Hills (A)
29. West Bloomfield High School, West Bloomfield (A)
30. West Ottawa High School Campus, Holland (A)
31. Berkley High School, Berkley (A)
32. Portage Northern High School, Portage (A)
33. Canton High School, Canton (A)
34. Salem High School, Canton (A)
35. H.H. Dow High School, Midland (A)
36. Byron Center High School, Bryon Center (A)
37. Eastern High School, Ada (A)
38. Grandville High School, Grandville (A)
39. Houghton Central High School, Houghton (A)
40. Plymouth High School, Canton (A)
41. Woodhaven High School, Brownston Charter Township (A)
42. Early Collage Alliance, Ypsilanti (A)
43. Portage Central High School, Portage (A)
44. Lincoln School, Grand Rapids (A)
45. Mona Shores High School, Norton Shores (A)
46. Chelsea High School, Chelsea (A)
47. Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy, Saginaw (A)
48. Oakland Early College, Farmington Hills (A)
49. Dexter High School, Dexter (A)
50. Farmington High School, Farmington (A)

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