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Hillman Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 188 students in Hillman Community Schools School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Michigan.
Public Preschool in Hillman Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Michigan public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public preschool average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,089 Schools
# Students
420 Students
372,198 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
24,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hillman Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 846 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 65% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#491 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
38%
Graduation Rate
65%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.58
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
3%
9%
% Black
n/a
21%
% White
91%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,217 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,431 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,217
$18,510
Spending / Student
$12,431
$17,693
Best Hillman Community Schools School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hillman Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
245 E 3rd St
Hillman, MI 49746
(989) 742-4537
Hillman, MI 49746
(989) 742-4537
Grades: PK-5
| 188 students
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