Howell Public Schools

Public Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 A-School Grade

Public schools for Genoa, Oceola, Marion, Howell, Howell, Deerfield and Cohoctah, and parts of Brighton, Handy, Putnam and Iosco.

At a glance

7,045Students enrolled

10Schools

7Towns served

$14,008Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

24%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

GenoaOceolaMarionHowellHowellDeerfieldCohoctah

Grades K–5

Three Fires Elementary or Hornung Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Parker Middle School or Highlander Way Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Howell High School1,964 students · HowellThis district

Grades PK–5

Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary416 students · HowellThis district

Grades 6–8

Parker Middle School or Highlander Way Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Howell High School1,964 students · HowellThis district

Grades K–8

Parker Middle School1,011 students · HowellThis district

Grades 9–12

Howell High School1,964 students · HowellThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Highlander Way Middle School789 students · HowellThis district

Grades 9–12

Howell High School1,964 students · HowellThis district

Grades PK–8

7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Parker Middle School or Highlander Way Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Howell High School1,964 students · HowellThis district

Grades PK–8

7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Parker Middle School or Highlander Way Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Howell High School1,964 students · HowellThis district

Grades PK–8

8 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

8 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Parker Middle School or Highlander Way Middle School or Fowlerville Junior High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Howell High School or Fowlerville High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MI

Math proficiency41%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts52%

State average 47.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)91%

State average 82.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,008

per student each year · 15% below the MI average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration32%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)39%

State56%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

6,697’20

6,910’21

6,868’22

6,722’23

7,045’24

Students

White · 90%6,372

Hispanic · 5%363

Two or more races · 3%193

Asian · 1%51

Black · 0%26

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%24

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Genoa20,647 people

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Oceola14,740 people

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Marion11,669 people

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Howell10,021 people

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Howell8,286 people

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Deerfield4,145 people

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Cohoctah3,230 people

Also covers small parts of Brighton, Handy, Putnam and Iosco.

Schools10 in district

Parker Middle SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,011 students · Howell

Three Fires ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 753 students · Howell

Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 526 students · Howell

Voyager Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 517 students · Howell

Challenger Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 465 students · Howell

Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 418 students · Howell

Ruahmah J Hutchings ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 416 students · Howell

Highlander Way Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 789 students · Howell

Howell High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,964 students · Howell

Innovation AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 186 students · Howell

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Pinckney Community SchoolsHamburg · $13,593 per student

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Stockbridge Community SchoolsUnadilla · $15,654 per student

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Chelsea School DistrictDexter · $16,137 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.