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Schools in Hillman Township · Hillman Community Schools

Hillman Township’s public schools score below 69% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

24% of students in Hillman Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hillman Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
39%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 10 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
60–69%
▼ 13–22 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 5% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
432 students on the public path
In brief

Hillman Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 358 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hillman Township’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

60–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Hillman Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,752 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Hillman Community JrSr High School. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hillman Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 31% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (358)Better than 20%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 219 test results and a graduating class of 32 could put Hillman Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Hillman Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (219 in math, 219 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hillman Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hillman Elementary SchoolHillman Community SchoolsC−
6–12Hillman Community JrSr High SchoolHillman Community SchoolsB−

Hillman Township’s public schools are run by Hillman Community Schools, which also serves Green, Hillman, Montmorency and Rust and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Hillman Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 432 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,752MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 45.4% · 219 students tested
Math24%
State average 33.6% · 219 students tested

Hillman Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hillman TownshipCHillman
BrileyCAtlanta
MontmorencyCHillman
Rust—Hillman
Wellington—Hillman PK–12 · Alpena K–12
GreenC+Hillman PK–12 · Alpena K–12
Avery—Atlanta

4 of the 6 neighbors share Hillman with Hillman Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Hillman 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).

District schools in Hillman Townshipby address
Hillman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillman
C−
203 students14:1Rate it →
Hillman Community JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hillman
B−
229 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Hillman Township’s schools

Are Hillman Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hillman Township children attend score below 69% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hillman Township in?

Hillman Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 432 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Hillman Township’s graduation rate?

60–69% of the class of 2023 in Hillman Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Hillman Township spend per student?

$15,752 in Hillman Community Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.