Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Hastings

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B+

Hastings Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Hastings, Rutland Township, Hope Township, Hastings Township, Johnstown Township, Carlton Township and Baltimore Township, and parts of Bedford Township, Irving Township, Castleton Township, Assyria Township and Maple Grove Township.

Hastings’ School Grade B+ better than 69% of Michigan school districts

Students
2,481
Schools
6
Spent per student
$14,357
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$52.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hastings Area School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $52.9M, about $21,322 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Hastings 7,490B+Rutland Township 4,308BHope Township 3,218B+Hastings Township 3,091BJohnstown Township 2,917B+Carlton Township 2,429B+Baltimore Township 2,000

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hastings. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Hastings Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Hastings High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 33.6% · 1,281 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 45.4% · 1,280 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 81.8% · 200 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,357 per student · 13% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 64%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,535’20
2,525’21
2,550’22
2,519’23
2,481’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hastings
B
287 students17:1
Northeastern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hastings
B
306 students16:1
Southeastern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hastings
B−
261 students14:1
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hastings
B
239 students12:1
Hastings Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hastings
B
584 students18:1
Hastings High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hastings
B−
804 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Maple Valley SchoolsKalamo Township, Nashville, Vermontville Township
$14,405per student
Delton-Kellogg School DistrictBarry Township, Orangeville Township
$13,997per student
Gull Lake Community SchoolsBarry Township, Ross Township
$14,272per student
Lakewood Public SchoolsCampbell Township, Woodland Township
$13,306per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.