Public + private high schools, every state.
1,422
high schools (public + private)
1,288
public (713 districts)
134
private (NCES PSS)
111,415
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

MI public HS enrollment trend

Across the 135,442 students enrolled in MI brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state contracted -4.5% by 2024 (129,281 students, -6,161 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 7.3% (9,402 of 129,281 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

🗺️ State context · NAEP 2024

How does MI compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math
273
0 vs national avg (273)
8th-grade reading
261
+1 vs national avg (260)
national avg MI Math → Reading → 260 290 245 275

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. MI is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

CANTON 3 HS 5,560
TROY 3 HS 3,681
STERLING HEIGHTS 3 HS 3,572
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP 4 HS 3,566
DETROIT 9 HS 2,704
HOLLAND 3 HS 2,533
NORTHVILLE 3 HS 2,482
HOWELL 3 HS 2,166
NOVI 2 HS 2,163
WARREN 6 HS 2,133

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus
Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy
303→660 +117.8%
Center Line Preparatory Academy
Center Line Preparatory Academy
175→299 +70.9%
Woodhaven High School
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
1,235→1,629 +31.9%
Ecorse Community High School
Ecorse Public Schools
258→340 +31.8%
Starkweather Academy Fiegel
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
157→194 +23.6%
Black River Public School MiddleHigh
Black River Public School
279→334 +19.7%
Oakland Early College
West Bloomfield School District
152→179 +17.8%
International Academy of Flint K12
International Academy of Flint
227→266 +17.2%
Universal Learning Academy
Universal Learning Academy
192→218 +13.5%
Frontier International Academy
Frontier International Academy
511→567 +11.0%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
Perry Learning Center
Grand Blanc Community Schools
309→159 -48.5%
LaSalle High School
St. Ignace Area Schools
203→117 -42.4%
Bridge Impact
Bridge Academy
413→241 -41.6%
Blue Water Middle College Academy
Blue Water Middle College
296→205 -30.7%
Carson CityCrystal High School
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools
260→187 -28.1%
WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School
Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools
236→170 -28.0%
Morenci Middle and High School
Morenci Area Schools
215→155 -27.9%
Oak Park High School
Oak Park School District of the City of
1,071→798 -25.5%
Addison High School
Addison Community Schools
247→190 -23.1%
Stephenson Area Public School
Stephenson Area Public Schools
155→121 -21.9%

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