The best public high school in every state

Poolesville High School PTSA/FacebookNiche ranked Poolesville High School the No. 1 public high school in Maryland.

Each state contains an abundance of public high schools, but some stand out more than others.

Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, just released its 2016 rankings of the best public high schools in the country. So we decided to take a look at which school earned the top slot in every US state.

The ranking examined over 100,000 schools based on 27 million reviews from more than 300,000 students and parents. They rated schools in areas like academics, teachers, student culture and diversity, and resources and facilities. You can read more about the methodology here.

Many are charter or magnet schools, meaning they pull in qualified students from around their districts.

Scroll down to see which school is the crème de la crème of your state.