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Schools in Hancock Township

Hancock Township’s public schools

Hancock Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hancock Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
549 students on the public path
In brief

Hancock Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hancock Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Barkell Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Hancock MiddleHigh School lowest (69%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hancock Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Barkell Elementary Schoolin HancockA
6–12Hancock MiddleHigh Schoolin HancockB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hancock Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hancock Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 549 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,773MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 45.4% · 334 students tested
Math40%
State average 33.6% · 335 students tested

Hancock Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Hancock Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hancock Township—Hancock
Hancock (city)A−Hancock
StantonAStanton Township
Quincy—Hancock
CalumetB−Calumet
AdamsA−Adams Township
FranklinA−Hancock
PortageA+Houghton-Portage Township Schools

3 of the 7 neighbors share Hancock with Hancock Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Hancock Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hancock Townshipin other towns
Barkell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hancock
A
257 students15:1Rate it →
Hancock MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hancock
B+
292 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Hancock Township’s schools

Are Hancock Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hancock Township. Hancock Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hancock Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hancock Township in?

Hancock Public Schools.

Where do Hancock Township kids go to high school?

Hancock MiddleHigh School.

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What Hancock Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.