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Hillsdale Community Schools

Hillsdale Community Schools in Michigan: 5 public schools with 1,259 students and 15.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,933 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,259
Students per teacher
15.4
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,933
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
81.5
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
252
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.8K15
$9.5K16
$9.6K17
$9.7K18
$10.4K19
$10.5K20
$11.4K21
$12.9K22
$14.5K23
$14.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $2.9M
State
63% · $13.5M
Local
24% · $5.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,036
Support services
$5,075
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Bailey Early Childhood CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all
Pre-K–K344.7
Gier Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–443415.7
Davis Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–836615.9
Hillsdale High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1237017.9
Horizon Alternative SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
9–125555.0

Sources

Address
30 S Norwood Ave, Hillsdale, MI 49242
Phone
(517)437-4401
Website