Hancock Public Schools

Summary:

The Hancock Public Schools district in Michigan consists of two schools: Hancock MiddleHigh School, which serves grades 6-12, and Barkell Elementary School, which serves grades K-5. The district's performance is mixed, with Hancock MiddleHigh School consistently ranking in the top 25-30% of Michigan high schools and Barkell Elementary School's ranking fluctuating in the top 30-37% of Michigan elementary schools.

Hancock MiddleHigh School appears to be the standout school in the district, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasting a graduation rate of 82.8%, which is above the state average. The school's students generally outperform state averages on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts, with 76.3% proficiency in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing.

In contrast, Barkell Elementary School has a more mixed performance, with its ranking dropping to the top 37% of Michigan elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 3-star rating. The school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (60.39%) compared to Hancock MiddleHigh School (47.83%), and it spends slightly more per student ($14,596) than the high school ($14,224). However, Barkell Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.6, compared to 15.1 at the high school.

District Detail

501 Campus Dr
Hancock, MI 49930-1845

(906) 487-5925

SchoolDigger Rank:
154^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 549

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hancock MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	501 Campus Dr	Hancock	49930	Houghton County	Hancock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 483-2540	292	23	12.7	40.4%	283 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	72.6	170^th of 739 public high schools	77.0%		77	139^th of 743 public high schools	81.3%	31	59.3	76.3	23.7				35.1	30.2				35.1	25.6		51.9	50.0		59.3	50.0	$14,224	$1,542	$12,683
Barkell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 N Elevation St	Hancock	49930	Houghton County	Hancock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 487-9030	257	18	14.6	42.0%	236 (91.8%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	61.5	545^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.4%		70.5	399^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.1%	146				61.3	34.2	45.9			77.4	50.0	40.5			40.5			27.0			$14,596	$1,895	$12,701

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Copper Country Independent School District (Isd)	1.17 mi	2
Houghton-Portage Township School District	1.98 mi	3	24^th
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools	3.93 mi	1
Copper Island Academy	4.13 mi	1	45^th
Adams Township School District	5.96 mi	2	52^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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