High Schools in Hastings Area School District

Summary:

The Hastings Area School District in Michigan is home to a single high school, Hastings High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years, indicating a relatively stable level of performance.

Hastings High School's academic performance is mixed, with strengths in science and social studies assessments, but slightly below-average scores in mathematics on the SAT. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% is slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 7.6% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Demographically, Hastings High School has a student population of 780 and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3, which is slightly higher than the state average. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 47.95% suggests a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, which can present unique challenges in terms of academic support and resources. The school's per-student spending of $14,657 is above the state average, indicating a commitment to investing in the education of its students.

District Detail

232 W Grand St
Hastings, MI 49058-2225

(269) 945-6137

SchoolDigger Rank:
210^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,481

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hastings High School	Public	9-12	520 W South St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 948-4409	804	44	18.4	42.5%	716 (89.1%)	6 (0.7%)	50 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	61.9	258^th of 739 public high schools	65.1%		51.9	330^th of 743 public high schools	55.6%	72	57.8	27.1	42.2	44.7	$14,657	$789	$13,868

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Barry Independent School District (Isd)	2.61 mi	1
Lighthouse Academy	3.89 mi	9
Maple Valley Schools	9.19 mi	4	486^th
Lakewood Public Schools	9.67 mi	7
Delton Kellogg Schools	11.08 mi	4	359^th

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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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