#25 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Michigan Lutheran High School
Lutheran (Wisconsin Synod) school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Christian school in Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph, MI
AOverall grade126 students12 students per teacher
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Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Private high schools in Michigan with the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 93 schools.
#26 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
St. Philip Catholic Central High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Battle Creek, MI
AOverall grade82 students13 students per teacher
#27 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Marian High School
Parish school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Bloomfield Hills
Bloomfield Hills, MI
A-Overall gradeAll girls368 students12 students per teacher
#28 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Loyola High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Detroit
Detroit, MI
A-Overall gradeAll boys170 students12 students per teacher
#29 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
St. Mary Cathedral School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–12
90% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Gaylord, MI
A-Overall grade297 students10 students per teacher
#30 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Holland Christian High School
Calvinist school · Grades 9–12
The largest Christian school in Holland
Holland, MI
B+Overall grade604 students12 students per teacher
#31 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Nouvel Catholic Central High School
Parish school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 86% of Catholic schools in Michigan
Saginaw, MI
B+Overall grade161 students7 students per teacher
#32 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Livingston Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest Christian school in Brighton
Brighton, MI
B+Overall grade239 students8 students per teacher
#33 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Farber Hebrew Day School
Jewish day school · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any Jewish school in Southfield
Southfield, MI
B+Overall grade178 students5 students per teacher
#34 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Cardinal Mooney Catholic
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 75% of Catholic schools in Michigan
Marine City, MI
B+Overall grade168 students11 students per teacher
#35 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Regina High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Warren, MI
B+Overall grade306 students13 students per teacher
#36 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Lumen Christi Catholic School
Diocesan school · Grades 7–12
The largest Catholic school in Jackson
Jackson, MI
B+Overall grade450 students12 students per teacher
#37 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Divine Child High School
Diocesan school · Grades K–12
The largest of 179 Catholic schools in Michigan
Dearborn, MI
B+Overall grade1,293 students11 students per teacher
#38 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit
Jewish day school · Grades 9–12
90% of graduates go to four-year colleges
West Bloomfield, MI
B+Overall grade145 students7 students per teacher
#39 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
University of Detroit Jesuit High School & Academy
Diocesan school · Grades 7–12
The largest Catholic school in Detroit
Detroit, MI
B+Overall gradeAll boys785 students14 students per teacher
#40 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Catholic Central High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only Catholic school in Novi
Novi, MI
B+Overall gradeAll boys937 students15 students per teacher
#41 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
West Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
88% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Grand Rapids, MI
B+Overall grade482 students16 students per teacher
#42 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Notre Dame Preparatory School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Pontiac
Pontiac, MI
B+Overall grade1,075 students11 students per teacher
#43 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
St. Mary Catholic Central High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Monroe
Monroe, MI
BOverall grade326 students12 students per teacher
#44 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Notre Dame Preparatory School & Marist Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest Catholic schools in Michigan
Pontiac, MI
BOverall grade993 students12 students per teacher
#45 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Valley Lutheran High School
Lutheran (Missouri Synod) school · Grades 9–12
The largest Christian school in Saginaw
Saginaw, MI
BOverall grade307 students17 students per teacher
#46 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
The Potters House High School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest Christian school in Wyoming
Wyoming, MI
BOverall grade606 students13 students per teacher
#47 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Inter-City Baptist School
Baptist school · Grades K–12
The only Christian school in Allen Park
Allen Park, MI
BOverall grade289 students11 students per teacher
#48 Best Private High Schools in Michigan
Brother Rice High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-boys school in Bloomfield Hills
Bloomfield Hills, MI
BOverall gradeAll boys548 students14 students per teacher
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