Best High Schools in Michigan

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Michigan, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 54%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	Manistee, MI	3,389	31%
2	Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Hazel Park, MI	2,895	33%
3	Dakota High School	Macomb, MI	2,723	66%
4	Grand Blanc Community High School	Grand Blanc, MI	2,556	62%
5	Northville High School	Northville, MI	2,499	71%
6	Lighthouse Connections Academy	Troy, MI	2,454	49%
7	Cass Technical High School	Detroit, MI	2,395	40%
8	Fordson High School	Dearborn, MI	2,339	31%
9	Highpoint Virtual Academy of MIchigan	Mesick, MI	2,308	32%
10	Chippewa Valley High School	Clinton Twp, MI	2,221	44%
11	West Ottawa High School Campus	Holland, MI	2,196	43%
12	Lake Orion Community High School	Lake Orion, MI	2,174	61%
13	Western International High School	Detroit, MI	2,151	49%
14	Link Learning Virtual Program	Belding, MI	2,129	43%
15	Novi High School	Novi, MI	2,101	63%
16	Troy High School	Troy, MI	2,094	70%
17	Howell High School	Howell, MI	2,024	61%
18	East Kentwood High School	Grand Rapids, MI	2,010	38%
19	Adlai Stevenson High School	Sterling Heights, MI	1,977	54%
20	Dearborn High School	Dearborn, MI	1,969	38%
21	Brighton High School	Brighton, MI	1,961	68%
22	Plymouth High School	Canton, MI	1,931	69%
23	Canton High School	Canton, MI	1,890	72%
24	Salem High School	Canton, MI	1,859	69%
25	Eisenhower High School	Shelby Township, MI	1,835	57%
26	Anchor Bay High School	IRA, MI	1,833	63%
27	Rockford High School	Rockford, MI	1,819	72%
28	Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan	Vestaburg, MI	1,794	38%
29	Loy Norrix High School	Kalamazoo, MI	1,771	37%
30	Belleville High School	Belleville, MI	1,770	55%
31	Grandville High School	Grandville, MI	1,767	65%
32	Hartland High School	Hartland, MI	1,738	63%
33	Grand Haven High School	Grand Haven, MI	1,732	68%
34	Henry Ford II High School	Sterling Heights, MI	1,717	62%
35	Romeo High School	Washington, MI	1,715	65%
36	Pioneer High School	Ann Arbor, MI	1,700	51%
37	Star International Academy	Dearborn Heights, MI	1,698	26%
38	Davison High School	Davison, MI	1,694	57%
39	Oxford High School	Oxford, MI	1,690	60%
40	Rochester High School	Rochester Hills, MI	1,690	59%
41	Michigan Connections Academy	Okemos, MI	1,656	43%
42	West Bloomfield High School	West Bloomfield, MI	1,652	61%
43	Grand Ledge High School	Grand Ledge, MI	1,650	63%
44	Edsel Ford High School	Dearborn, MI	1,639	49%
45	Stevenson High School	Livonia, MI	1,636	66%
46	Huron High School	Ann Arbor, MI	1,635	66%
47	Holt Senior High School	Holt, MI	1,626	51%
48	Kalamazoo Central High School	Kalamazoo, MI	1,612	43%
49	Saline High School	Saline, MI	1,605	63%
50	Bloomfield Hills High School	Bloomfield Hills, MI	1,598	69%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in Michigan?

The largest high school in Michigan is Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy in Manistee with 3,389 students and a 31% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in Michigan?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Michigan by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.