Best private high schools in the Detroit metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best private high schools in the Detroit metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.

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#25. Oakdale Academy

- Location: Waterford, MI
- Enrollment: 194 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#24. Peterson-Warren Academy

- Location: Inkster, MI
- Enrollment: 24 (2:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#23. Bishop Foley Catholic High School

- Location: Madison Heights, MI
- Enrollment: 291 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#22. Al-Ikhlas Training Academy

- Location: Detroit, MI
- Enrollment: 253 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#21. Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School

- Location: Waterford, MI
- Enrollment: 415 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#20. Marian High School

- Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Enrollment: 413 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#19. Farber Hebrew Day School - Yeshivat Akiva

- Location: Southfield, MI
- Enrollment: 272 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#18. Auburn Hills Christian School

- Location: Auburn Hills, MI
- Enrollment: 288 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#17. St. Mary's Preparatory School

- Location: Orchard Lake, MI
- Enrollment: 533 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#16. Everest Collegiate High School & Academy

- Location: Clarkston, MI
- Enrollment: 480 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#15. Detroit Catholic Central High School

- Location: Novi, MI
- Enrollment: 1,000 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#14. Southfield Christian School

- Location: Southfield, MI
- Enrollment: 623 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#13. Mercy High School

- Location: Farmington Hills, MI
- Enrollment: 520 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#12. Notre Dame Preparatory School

- Location: Pontiac, MI
- Enrollment: 1,044 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#11. University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy

- Location: Detroit, MI
- Enrollment: 767 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#10. Brother Rice High School

- Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Enrollment: 638 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#9. Academy of the Sacred Heart

- Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Enrollment: 320 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#8. Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit

- Location: West Bloomfield, MI
- Enrollment: 143 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#7. Michigan Islamic Academy

- Location: Ann Arbor, MI
- Enrollment: 323 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#6. Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor

- Location: Ann Arbor, MI
- Enrollment: 80 (2:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#5. University Liggett School

- Location: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
- Enrollment: 638 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#4. The Roeper School

- Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Enrollment: 463 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#3. Detroit Country Day School

- Location: Beverly Hills, MI
- Enrollment: 1,493 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#2. Greenhills School

- Location: Ann Arbor, MI
- Enrollment: 714 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#1. Cranbrook Schools

- Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Enrollment: 1,659 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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