Hillside Learning Center

Located at 212 GROVE ST, in ALLEGAN, Michigan, Hillside Learning Center is a very small all-grades campus that serves 92 students (grades pre-K through 12), operated by Allegan Area Educational Service Agency. Enrollment runs roughly 67% leaner than the state mean of about 281.

Allegan Area Educational Service Agency is the operating authority for Hillside Learning Center, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Hillside Learning Center records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Hillside Learning Center logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 60% of students at Hillside Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Allegan County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Allegan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,283 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Allegan County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), Hillside Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Ward Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hillside Learning Center.

Hillside Learning Center operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 113 students in 2018 compared to 92 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 83% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.7:1 in 2018 to 4.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Hillside Learning Center typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.