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Schools in Rust Township

Rust Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
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
0
432 students on the public path
In brief

Rust Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Rust Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Hillman Community JrSr High School places highest (better than 49%); Hillman Elementary School lowest (20%). 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 Rust Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hillman Elementary Schoolin HillmanC−
6–12Hillman Community JrSr High Schoolin HillmanB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hillman Community Schools.

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

Rust Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rust Township—Hillman
HillmanCHillman
Avery—Atlanta
Loud—Atlanta
Clinton—Fairview Area
OssinekeC+Alpena
GreenC+Hillman PK–12 · Alpena K–12

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

Every school in Rust 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 Rust Townshipin other towns
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 Rust Township’s schools

Are Rust Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rust Township. Hillman Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rust Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Rust Township in?

Hillman Community Schools.

Where do Rust Township kids go to high school?

Hillman Community JrSr High School.

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What Rust 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.