Gier Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 434 students
Hillsdale Preparatory School
160 Mechanic Rd, Hillsdale, MI 49242
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
60
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
7.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Hillsdale Preparatory School
Hillsdale County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Hillsdale Preparatory School
Hillsdale Preparatory School is a charter elementary school in Hillsdale, Michigan, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a town in Hillsdale County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 60 students were enrolled, with about 7.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Grand Valley State University. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 60 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.1 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Grand Valley State University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Hillsdale Preparatory School
- County
- Hillsdale County
- NCES school ID
- 260014300844
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.