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Hillsdale, MI
Public School Ratings




Hillsdale Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Hillsdale Community Schools School District details

Hillsdale Community Schools School District
30 South Norwood Ave
Hillsdale, MI 49242

1,308 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Hillsdale Community Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.1% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 30.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
36%
35%
42%
29%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bailey Early Childhood Center School
59 S Manning Street
Hillsdale, MI, 49242
PK-KG
Davis Middle School
30 North West St
Hillsdale, MI, 49242
05-08
Gier Elementary School
175 Spring Street
Hillsdale, MI, 49242
KG-04
Hillsdale High School
30 South Norwood Ave
Hillsdale, MI, 49242
09-12
Horizon Alternative School
30 S Norwood Ave
Hillsdale, MI, 49242
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.7% 67.6%
Black 1.0% 18.7%
Hispanic 3.4% 9.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 3.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.3% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 52.1% 46.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 3.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,768 $9,150,336 60.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $364 $492,128 3.2%
Staff $98 $132,496 0.9%
General Administration $203 $274,456 1.8%
School Administration $621 $839,592 5.5%
Operation $1,012 $1,368,224 9.0%
Transportation $568 $767,936 5.0%
Other $311 $420,472 2.8%
Total Support $3,176 $4,293,952 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,338 $1,808,976 11.9%
Total Expenditures $11,282 $15,253,264 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,303 $10,472,771,170 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,089 $1,561,376,980 6.9%
Staff $673 $965,764,951 4.3%
General Administration $275 $393,721,602 1.7%
School Administration $723 $1,037,127,879 4.6%
Operation $1,101 $1,578,839,213 7.0%
Transportation $502 $719,551,334 3.2%
Other $660 $945,908,306 4.2%
Total Support $5,022 $7,202,233,256 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,415 $4,897,130,513 21.7%
Total Expenditures $15,740 $22,572,121,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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