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1 / 25#25. Springport High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Springport Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 303 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus
Best high schools in the Lansing metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Lansing metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most 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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2 / 25#24. Portland High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Portland Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 702 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus
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3 / 25#23. Fowler High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Fowler Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 177 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus
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4 / 25#22. Northwest High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Northwest Community Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 972 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus
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5 / 25#21. Perry High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Perry Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 317 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus
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6 / 25#20. Mason High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Mason Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 954 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus
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7 / 25#19. Webberville High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Webberville Community Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 164 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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8 / 25#18. Bath High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Bath Community Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 326 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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9 / 25#17. Dansville High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Dansville Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 248 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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10 / 25#16. New Covenant Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Lansing, MI
- Enrollment: 130 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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11 / 25#15. Laingsburg High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Laingsburg Community Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 363 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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12 / 25#14. St. Patrick Catholic School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Portland, MI
- Enrollment: 344 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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13 / 25#13. Holt Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Holt Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 1,626 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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14 / 25#12. St. Johns High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: St. Johns Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 892 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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15 / 25#11. Grand Ledge High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Grand Ledge Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 1,650 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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16 / 25#10. Lansing Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Lansing, MI
- Enrollment: 585 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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17 / 25#9. Pewamo-Westphalia Junior/Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 468 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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18 / 25#8. Lansing Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Lansing, MI
- Enrollment: 443 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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19 / 25#7. DeWitt High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Dewitt Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 962 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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20 / 25#6. Haslett High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Haslett Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 806 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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21 / 25#5. Williamston High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Williamston Community Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 593 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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22 / 25#4. Spring Vale Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Owosso, MI
- Enrollment: 68 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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23 / 25#3. East Lansing High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: East Lansing School District, MI
- Enrollment: 1,255 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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24 / 25#2. The Early College at Lansing Community College
- School type: Public School
- Location: Ingham Intermediate School District, MI
- Enrollment: 40 (not available student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Okemos High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Okemos Public Schools, MI
- Enrollment: 1,466 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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