Hanover Township’s public schools beat 55% of Michigan districts
The public schools Hanover Township’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
The short version on Hanover Township’s schools
The gap is biggest in math
Reading proficiency is 47%, 1 point below the state. Math is 25%, 10 points below the state. Test scores ↓
One school for every grade
Hanover Township has a single public school, Buckley Community Schools, covering pre-K through graduation, so kids stay with the same classmates the whole way through. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Hanover Township spends 18% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Classes aren’t bigger for it: each teacher has about 16 students, compared with 17 statewide. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Hanover Township compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Michigan’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Michigan only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hanover Township (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Hanover Township
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Below the state in reading
Hanover Township vs. its neighbors
Hanover Township’s schools rank 4th of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.
Every school in Hanover Township
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Hanover Township families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Hanover Township
There’s no college in Hanover Township, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, 20.2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Hanover Township. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.