HanoverHorton Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in HANOVER, Michigan, HanoverHorton Elementary School instructs 462 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Hanover-Horton School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so HanoverHorton Elementary School sits 25% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Hanover-Horton School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,001 students, HanoverHorton Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, HanoverHorton Elementary School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest reads as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HanoverHorton Elementary School shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting HanoverHorton Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at HanoverHorton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, HanoverHorton Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,073, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Jackson County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,681 students), HanoverHorton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HanoverHorton Middle School, around 1.5 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HanoverHorton Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.5%.

HanoverHorton Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 509 students in 2018 compared to 462 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.