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HanoverHorton High School

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HanoverHorton High School ranks 101 st of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 86% of Michigan high schools

Summary

HanoverHorton High School is a public high school in Horton, Michigan, serving 300 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hanover-Horton School District, which is ranked 176 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

HanoverHorton High School consistently performs above the state average in standardized test scores, particularly in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, where the school has had over 50% proficiency in recent years, compared to the state average of around 50-55%. The school also outperforms the state in M-Step/Science and M-Step/Social Studies, with proficiency rates around 45-55%, compared to the state average of 35-42%. However, the school's performance in SAT/Mathematics is more in line with the state average, with proficiency rates around 24-34%, compared to the state average of 26-28%. The school has shown strong performance among its female and white student subgroups, ranking in the top 20-30% of Michigan high schools in recent years, and has also performed exceptionally well for its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 5% of Michigan high schools in this category for the 2024-2025 school year.

While HanoverHorton High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 79.7% to 90.1% in recent years, the school's dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.8% and 8.1% in recent years, which is generally comparable to or slightly better than the state average. However, the school has experienced a range of chronic absenteeism rates, from 11.4% to 30.8% in recent years, which is generally higher than the state's average. Compared to nearby schools, such as Jackson High School, Woodville Community Center, and North Adams-Jerome Middle/High School, HanoverHorton High School outperforms them in academic metrics, but has higher chronic absenteeism rates.

289

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,312

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10000 Moscow Rd
Horton, MI 49246-9683

(517) 563-0101

District: Hanover-Horton School District

Feeder schools for HanoverHorton High School:

Elementary:	HanoverHorton Elementary School
Middle:	HanoverHorton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 53rd percentile in 2021 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (54% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Michigan high schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 86th (2025) from a 53rd-percentile low (2021)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Michigan avg40%

101^st of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

176^th of 613Hanover-Horton School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	101 of 739	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	255 of 743	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	236 of 735	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	139 of 531	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	266 of 561	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	264 of 666	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	273 of 824	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	273 of 835	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.5	163 of 852	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	90.1	61 of 832	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	74.0	172 of 799	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	147 of 805	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	64.8	281 of 773	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.7	273 of 784	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.9	204 of 765	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	196 of 754	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	188 of 750	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	69.6	261 of 767	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.9	158 of 705	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	101 of 629	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	199 of 619	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	166 of 611	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	150 of 416	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	313 of 462	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	264 of 554	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	291 of 710	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	15 of 635	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	62.3	204 of 654	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	275 of 614	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	168 of 417	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	148 of 532	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	114 of 755	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	111 of 628	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	285 of 633	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	353 of 611	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.5	111 of 440	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	131 of 472	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	244 of 543	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	242 of 707	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	120 of 639	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	290 of 638	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	257 of 647	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	177 of 492	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	291 of 516	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	293 of 582	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	324 of 708	54.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing75%+20 vs state

Social Studies54%+12 vs state

Science52%+17 vs state

Mathematics34%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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
HanoverHorton High School	Public	9-12	10000 Moscow Rd	Horton	49246	Jackson County	Hanover-Horton School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 563-0101	289	15	19.0	31.1%	271 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	81.1	101^st of 739 public high schools	86.3%		61.3	255^th of 743 public high schools	65.7%	154			75.0	33.8						51.5		54.4	$15,312	$807	$14,505
Jackson Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6800 Browns Lake Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 768-5163	0	36	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jackson Preparatory Early College	Public, Charter	6-12	2111 Emmons Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 705-5732	260	13	19.8	29.6%	168 (64.6%)	43 (16.5%)	19 (7.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.5%)	69	188^th of 739 public high schools	74.6%		79.4	123^rd of 743 public high schools	83.4%	65	80.0	30.0		33.3	43.5	52.2	18.2	34.8	59.4	37.5	59.4	56.0	$10,231	$361	$9,869
Concord High School	Public	9-12	219 Monroe St	Concord	49237	Jackson County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 524-8384	182	12	14.6	40.1%	138 (75.8%)	22 (12.1%)	12 (6.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	41.4	430^th of 739 public high schools	41.8%		23.8	570^th of 743 public high schools	23.3%	140			45.2							35.7		28.6	$16,764	$991	$15,773
Vandercook Lake High School	Public	7-12	1000 E Golf Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 782-8167	258	19	13.5	73.3%	196 (76.0%)	12 (4.7%)	17 (6.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	17.8	595^th of 739 public high schools	19.5%		20.6	598^th of 743 public high schools	19.5%	3	47.5		25.0			9.8		9.8	28.2	22.9	25.6	22.9	$16,467	$1,296	$15,171
Western High School	Public	9-12	1400 S Dearing Rd	Parma	49269	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8270	809	41	19.7	34.7%	681 (84.2%)	17 (2.1%)	45 (5.6%)	12 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.1%)	67.6	198^th of 739 public high schools	73.2%		61.8	247^th of 743 public high schools	66.8%	49			60.3	28.9						50.5		43.8	$15,263	$569	$14,694
Columbia Alternative Education	Public	6-12	4460 N Lake Rd	Clarklake	49234	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 529-9400	78	5	15.2	46.2%	69 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)								(n/a)													$9,203	$952	$8,251
Woodville Community Center	Public	9-12	3950 Catherine St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8770	97	6	16.6	73.2%	75 (77.3%)	6 (6.2%)	7 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.3%)								(n/a)													$13,181	$380	$12,800
North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	4555 Knowles Rd	North Adams	49262	Hillsdale County	North Adams-Jerome Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 689-1701	163	11	14.2	62.0%	152 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)								(n/a)	50.0				25.0				29.2		17.4		$12,024	$803	$11,221
Jackson County Jail	Public	9-12	212 W Wesley St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2208	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about HanoverHorton High School

Is HanoverHorton High School a good school?

HanoverHorton High School ranks 101^st of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is HanoverHorton High School in?

Hanover-Horton School District

How many students attend HanoverHorton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended HanoverHorton High School.

What is the racial makeup of HanoverHorton High School?

Students at HanoverHorton High School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into HanoverHorton High School?

HanoverHorton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : HanoverHorton Elementary School
Middle : HanoverHorton Middle School

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