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Baraga Area Schools, Michigan

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Baraga Area Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 325 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Baraga Area Schools is a school district in Michigan (Baraga and Houghton counties). During the 2024 school year, 325 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Baraga Area Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kalyn Cavanaugh
JoAnne Danielson
Megan Haataja
Steve Jahfetson
Michael Lahti
Carmen Larson
Sue Wilson

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,031,000 $3,087 19%
Local: $1,577,000 $4,722 30%
State: $2,712,000 $8,120 51%
Total: $5,320,000 $15,928
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,629,000 $16,853
Total Current Expenditures: $5,459,000 $16,344
Instructional Expenditures: $3,081,000 $9,224 55%
Student and Staff Support: $253,000 $757 4%
Administration: $1,305,000 $3,907 23%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $820,000 $2,455 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $147,000 $440
Construction: $69,000 $206
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $23,000 $68
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 15-19 PS 6-9 PS 25-29
2018-2019 15-19 PS 11-19 <=20 20-24
2017-2018 15-19 PS PS 11-19 <=10 15-19
2016-2017 15 PS 10-14 <=10 15-19
2015-2016 21 PS 15-19 11-19 25-29
2014-2015 19 PS PS 15-19 11-19 20-24
2013-2014 21 PS PS 20-24 <=10 20-24
2012-2013 28 PS PS 30-34 20-29 25-29
2011-2012 30 PS 20-24 20-29 35-39
2010-2011 82 PS 80-89 80-89 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35-39 PS 35-39 PS 35-39
2018-2019 35-39 PS 20-29 21-39 40-44
2017-2018 30-34 PS PS 11-19 30-39 35-39
2016-2017 36 PS 15-19 40-49 40-44
2015-2016 29 PS 15-19 30-39 30-34
2014-2015 29 PS PS 25-29 30-39 25-29
2013-2014 55 PS PS 45-49 60-69 55-59
2012-2013 55 PS PS 45-49 50-59 55-59
2011-2012 54 PS 50-54 40-49 55-59
2010-2011 80 70-79 80-89 80-84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=80 >=50 >=50
2018-2019 60-79 60-79 PS >=50
2017-2018 80-89 >=50 PS >=80
2016-2017 70-79 >=50 PS >=80
2015-2016 70-79 60-79 >=50 >=80
2014-2015 70-79 PS 40-59 PS >=80
2013-2014 70-79 >=50 PS >=50
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS >=50 PS >=80
2011-2012 80-89 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 80-89 >=50 PS >=80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 325 2.5
2022-2023 317 -5.4
2021-2022 334 -1.8
2020-2021 340 2.4
2019-2020 332 -4.8
2018-2019 348 -10.3
2017-2018 384 -7.6
2016-2017 413 -4.1
2015-2016 430 -2.3
2014-2015 440 -5.7
2013-2014 465 -6.0
2012-2013 493 -2.6
2011-2012 506 -3.0
2010-2011 521 -5.2
2009-2010 548 1.3
2008-2009 541 -0.4
2007-2008 543 -3.1
2006-2007 560 -0.9
2005-2006 565 -0.9
2004-2005 570 0.7
2003-2004 566 -5.3
2002-2003 596 2.9
2001-2002 579 -4.8
2000-2001 607 -4.3
1999-2000 633 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Baraga Area Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 49.5 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 3.7
Black 0.3 18.2
Hispanic 1.2 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.1
Two or More Races 2.8 5.3
White 45.5 63.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Baraga Area Schools had 25.17 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.91.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 6.56
Secondary: 11.61
Total: 25.17

Baraga Area Schools employed 4.14 district administrators and 0.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.14
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 0.00
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 0.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 13.00
Other Support Services: 16.45


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Baraga Area Schools operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Baraga School325KG-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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