Hillman Elementary School

Located at 245 E 3RD ST, in HILLMAN, Michigan, Hillman Elementary School is a small primary school that teaches 203 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Hillman Community Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Hillman Elementary School sits 45% leaner than that benchmark.

Hillman Community Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 432 students; Hillman Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Hillman Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder is composed of 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Montmorency County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Hillman Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montmorency County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Montmorency County put the typical household earns roughly $49,756 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Montmorency County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 836 students), of which Hillman Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hillman Community JrSr High School, around 1.4 miles off.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hillman Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 199 students in 2018 to 203 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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