Horizon Alternative School

As a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in HILLSDALE, Michigan, Horizon Alternative School caters to 55 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Hillsdale Community Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 88% leaner than the state mean of about 460.

Within Hillsdale Community Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 1,259 students, Horizon Alternative School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Horizon Alternative School records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Horizon Alternative School records 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 55.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at Horizon Alternative School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hillsdale County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Hillsdale County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,242 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Horizon Alternative School is one of 23 public schools in Hillsdale County (combined enrollment of about 5,067 students).

The closest other public school is Hillsdale High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Horizon Alternative School's enrollment has edged up 120% since 2018, when it stood at 25 (now 55). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 0% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 55.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.