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Hillsdale High School

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Hillsdale High School ranks 442 nd of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 45% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Hillsdale High School is a mid-sized public high school in Hillsdale, MI, serving 370 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Hillsdale Community Schools district.

The most impressive thing about Hillsdale High is its ability to keep students on track to graduate. With a graduation rate of 92.7%, the school significantly outperforms both its district (86.2%) and the state average (84.0%). Its dropout rate of 3.1% is less than half the state average of 7.1%. This strength is especially notable for students from low-income backgrounds—the school's performance with these students ranks in the 50th percentile statewide, which is actually higher than its overall ranking. That said, academics are a mixed bag. Math is a clear weak spot: only 22.1% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Math, and proficiency rates for 9th and 10th graders on the PSAT were similarly low (29.8% and 24.7%). Reading and science scores are better but volatile from year to year—for example, 11th-grade science proficiency swung from 20.2% to 40.3% and back down to 29.4% over three years. This inconsistency suggests results depend heavily on the specific group of students in each class.

Compared to nearby schools, Hillsdale holds its own in some areas but trails in others. Jonesville High School, just 4 miles away, outperforms Hillsdale in most academic subjects, though Hillsdale's graduation rate is strong and its science proficiency (29.4%) actually beats Jonesville's (18.6%). Hanover-Horton High School, about 15 miles away, is the academic standout in the region, with significantly higher test scores and a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (11.7% vs. Hillsdale's 24.1%). One growing concern for Hillsdale is chronic absenteeism, which has climbed steadily from 16.3% to 24.1% over the past three years—a trend that could threaten the school's excellent graduation rates if left unaddressed. The school spends $14,765 per student, which is mid-range for the area, and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 17.9.

370

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,765

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 S Norwood Ave
Hillsdale, MI 49242-1802

(517) 437-4401

District: Hillsdale Community Schools

Feeder schools for Hillsdale High School:

Elementary:	Gier Elementary School
Middle:	Davis Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.8%

Hispanic:

4.3%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Michigan avg43%

442^nd of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

376^th of 625Hillsdale Community Schools 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
2026	41.0	442 of 800	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	335 of 739	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.0	594 of 743	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.2	282 of 735	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	444 of 531	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	347 of 561	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	332 of 666	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	332 of 824	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.1	266 of 835	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.9	356 of 852	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.0	307 of 832	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.4	186 of 799	76.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	225 of 805	72.0%	★★★★☆
2012	60.3	345 of 773	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	381 of 784	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.1	358 of 765	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.6	387 of 754	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	72.0	242 of 750	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.7	369 of 767	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.1	464 of 705	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	452 of 686	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	439 of 629	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	521 of 619	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	363 of 611	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	312 of 416	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	365 of 462	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	279 of 554	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	286 of 710	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	360 of 719	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	338 of 635	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.6	568 of 654	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	287 of 614	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.3	315 of 369	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	349 of 417	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	260 of 532	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	376 of 755	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	412 of 693	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.9	205 of 628	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.3	535 of 633	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.4	190 of 611	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	11.3	418 of 440	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	267 of 472	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	335 of 543	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	349 of 707	50.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	486 of 671	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.2	365 of 639	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.8	573 of 638	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.6	268 of 647	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.2	434 of 492	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	358 of 516	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	351 of 582	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	392 of 708	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)50th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-10 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing46%-6 vs state

Social Studies34%-9 vs state

Science29%-6 vs state

Mathematics27%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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
Hillsdale High School	Public	9-12	30 S Norwood Ave	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 437-4401	370	21	17.9	47.3%	336 (90.8%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	41	442^nd of 800 public high schools	44.8%		54	335^th of 739 public high schools	54.7%	107		47.9	50.6		29.8	24.7	46.5	22.1						29.4		34.1	$14,765	$1,137	$13,628
Horizon Alternative School	Public	9-12	30 S Norwood Ave	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 437-4401	55	1	55.0	74.5%	48 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)							362.7	285.5						2063.5		2076.1	$7,604	$923	$6,682
Hillsdale Area Career Center	Public	10-12	3471 Beck Rd	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 689-1881	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jonesville High School	Public	9-12	460 Adrian Rd	Jonesville	49250	Hillsdale County	Jonesville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 849-9934	309	21	15.0	38.8%	288 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	51.6	348^th of 800 public high schools	56.5%		56.4	309^th of 739 public high schools	58.2%	39		55.2	52.0		28.1	33.3	51.4	27.1						18.6		64.3	$16,418	$939	$15,479
Jonesville Pathways	Public	6-12	202 Wright St	Jonesville	49250	Hillsdale County	Jonesville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 849-7304	62	2	28.1	71.0%	56 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	27.4	557^th of 800 public high schools	30.4%					(n/a)		42.9			372.1		379.0	324.0						2082.1		30.0	$10,542	$1,325	$9,217
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%)	15.2	652^nd of 800 public high schools	18.5%					(n/a)	30.8	35.7		360.0	10.7		382.7	347.3	1570.6	40.0	1563.3	1676.4	1775.3	20.0	1781.6	2078.5	$13,530	$1,018	$12,512
Reading High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	301 Chestnut St	Reading	49274	Hillsdale County	Reading Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 283-2142	286	18	16.1	54.5%	269 (94.1%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	40.2	453^rd of 800 public high schools	43.4%		31.4	499^th of 739 public high schools	32.5%	46	62.2	55.6	58.7	28.9	22.2	19.6	40.5	10.8		39.5		23.7	34.0	35.1	44.7	37.8	$16,847	$1,922	$14,925
Pittsford Area High School	Public	6-12	9304 Hamilton Rd	Pittsford	49271	Hillsdale County	Pittsford Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 523-3481	203	14	14.5	71.9%	184 (90.6%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	50.1	367^th of 800 public high schools	54.1%		13.6	636^th of 739 public high schools	13.9%	269	53.3	61.5	50.0	10.0	26.9	23.3	45.0	438.0	14.3	32.0	1572.0	40.0	20.0	35.0	23.3	55.0	$12,502	$907	$11,595
Litchfield High School	Public	6-12	210 Williams St	Litchfield	49252	Hillsdale County	Litchfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 689-5301	143	7	21.0	72.0%	133 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	15.6	648^th of 800 public high schools	19.0%					(n/a)	40.0	33.3	31.3	375.3	19.1	366.3	23.5	357.6	25.0	21.2	13.0	9.4	26.7	2075.9	33.3	2083.5	$15,316	$2,614	$12,701
Quincy High School	Public	7-12	18 Colfax St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 639-9245	346	15	23.3	27.7%	319 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	50	370^th of 800 public high schools	53.8%		57.2	297^th of 739 public high schools	59.8%	73		53.7	52.7		32.9	29.7	54.9	20.7						33.3		40.5	$12,639	$969	$11,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsdale High School

Is Hillsdale High School a good school?

Hillsdale High School ranks 442^nd of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hillsdale High School?

Students at Hillsdale High School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Hillsdale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Hillsdale High School.

What schools feed into Hillsdale High School?

Hillsdale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gier Elementary School
Middle : Davis Middle School

What district is Hillsdale High School in?

Hillsdale Community Schools

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