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Hastings Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 581 students in Hastings Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Hastings Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,361 Schools
# Students
2,525 Students
547,619 Students
# Teachers
140 Teachers
32,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Hastings Area School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 850 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 81% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#291 out of 855 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
48%
Graduation Rate
78%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.59
# American Indian Students
13 Students
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
104 Students
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
8%
# Black Students
10 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
n/a
23%
# White Students
2,315 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
92%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
75 Students
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
235
18,549
# Students in 1st Grade:
174
17,085
# Students in 2nd Grade:
183
17,545
# Students in 3rd Grade:
188
18,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
205
19,038
# Students in 5th Grade:
175
27,012
# Students in 6th Grade:
201
86,424
# Students in 7th Grade:
186
104,180
# Students in 8th Grade:
194
107,358
# Students in 9th Grade:
198
36,930
# Students in 10th Grade:
188
31,365
# Students in 11th Grade:
200
30,027
# Students in 12th Grade:
198
31,935
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,169
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,917 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,267. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,571 is less than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,917
$18,267
Spending / Student
$12,571
$17,461
Best Hastings Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hastings Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
232 West Grand St
Hastings, MI 49058
(269) 948-4404
Hastings, MI 49058
(269) 948-4404
Grades: 6-8
| 581 students
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