MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP - It has recently been reported that as of 2014, the State of Michigan has 10 schools that are ranked in the top ten.

But what allows a school to be ranked as one of the best schools in the nation? Competency on state testing performances, academic achievement, performance of placement tests, and student-to-teacher ratios.

Schools like International Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Frankenmuth, Saline High School, Black River Public School, and many more were apart of this top ten ranking.

Okemos High School, located in Okemos, Michigan was ranked #9 out of the top 10 inside the top 500 schools nationally according to the U.S. News website.