Several Michigan schools are among the best high schools in the country, according to a ranking released Monday by Niche.
For its 2027 Best Schools and Districts in America rankings, Niche analyzed 93,000 public schools, 30,000 private schools and 11,000 school districts nationwide.
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The best public high schools in Michigan are:
- International Academy, Oakland Schools
- Novi High School, Novi Community School District
- Troy High School, Troy School District
- Northville High School, Northville Public Schools
- Rochester Adams High School, Rochester Community School District
- Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Skyline High School, Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Huron High School, Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Washtenaw International High School, Washtenaw Intermediate High School
- Okemos High School, Okemos Public Schools
- International Academy of Macomb, Chippewa Valley Schools
- City High Middle School, Grand Rapids Public Schools
- Community High School, Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Washtenaw Technical Middle College, Ann Arbor
- Wylie E. Groves High School, Birmingham Public Schools
- Bloomfield Hills High School, Bloomfield Hills Schools
- Ernest W. Seaholm High School, Birmingham Public Schools
- Northern High School, Forest Hills Public Schools
- Genesee Early College, Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools
- East Grand Rapids High School, East Grand Rapids Public Schools
- Henry Ford Early College, Dearborn City School District
- St. Joseph High School, St. Joseph Public Schools
- Saline High School, Saline Area Schools
- Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Public School System
- East Lansing High School, East Lansing School District
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The best private high schools are:
- Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills
- Greenhills Schools, Ann Arbor
- Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills
- Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen
- The Roeper School, Bloomfield Hills
- Academy of the Sacred Heart, Bloomfield Hills
- Michigan Islamic Academy, Ann Arbor
- Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi
- University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit
- Brother Rice High School, Bloomfield Hills
- Steiner School of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor
- Oakdale Academy, Waterford
- Mercy High School, Farmington Hills
- University Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods
- The Leelanau School, Glen Arbor
- West Michigan Lutheran High School, Wyoming
- Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit, West Bloomfield
- Southfield Christian School, Southfield
- Notre Dame Preparatory School, Pontiac
- Saint Mary's Preparatory, Orchard Lake
- Bloomfield Christian School, Bloomfield Hills
- Marian High School, Bloomfield Hills
- Grand Rapids Christian High School, Grand Rapids
- Hackett Catholic Prep, Kalamazoo
- Auburn Hills Christian School, Auburn Hills
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Niche's rankings combine federal and state data, school statistics, and over 3 million reviews from students, parents, and teachers to evaluate schools beyond test scores.
This year's updates feature methodology improvements and new standalone rankings for public and private schools. To offer clearer comparisons, Niche separated public and private lists for Best Schools for the Arts, Most Diverse Schools, Best College Prep Schools, and Best Teachers. Two rankings also received purpose-built methodologies for the first time. Best Boarding High Schools and Best Private Online High Schools both now include factors specific to their school type.
"Families deserve a complete view of their options, whether they're evaluating schools in their area or exploring what's available elsewhere,"" Luke Skurman, founder and CEO of Niche, said in a news release. "This year's rankings give families more ways to find the right fit, with updates designed to help them find schools where their children will thrive."
Niche also provides rankings by state, metro area, STEM and arts programs, K-8 schools, and more, giving families the flexibility to compare schools based on what matters most to them.