Northwest Community Schools, Michigan

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Northwest Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,467 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Northwest Community Schools is a school district in Michigan (Jackson County). During the 2024 school year, 3,467 students attended one of the district's five schools.

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

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School board

Northwest Community Schools consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Libby Conant-Lounds
Allison Cooper
Dan Griswold
Katie Pitchford
Kim Rowe
Nick Rush
Brad Wait

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: $7,700,000 $2,134 15%
Local: $9,948,000 $2,757 20%
State: $32,742,000 $9,075 65%
Total: $50,390,000 $13,966
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $45,103,000 $12,500
Total Current Expenditures: $40,913,000 $11,339
Instructional Expenditures: $25,660,000 $7,111 57%
Student and Staff Support: $1,870,000 $518 4%
Administration: $6,135,000 $1,700 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,248,000 $2,008 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,270,000 $629
Construction: $1,228,000 $340
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $125,000 $34
Interest on Debt: $1,428,000 $395


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 19 <50 <=10 10-14 PS 15-19 20
2018-2019 27 21-39 <=10 10-14 PS 20-24 29
2017-2018 24 <50 6-9 10-14 PS 20-24 26
2016-2017 27 <50 11-19 15-19 PS 25-29 29
2015-2016 35 40-59 20-29 25-29 PS 25-29 36
2014-2015 32 >=50 20-29 20-24 PS 20-24 33
2013-2014 36 40-59 11-19 20-29 PS 20-29 38
2012-2013 38 >=50 11-19 20-29 PS 25-29 40
2011-2012 34 >=50 <=10 30-39 30-39 35
2010-2011 82 40-59 60-69 80-89 PS 80-89 83

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 41 >=50 30-39 25-29 PS 30-34 43
2018-2019 42 40-59 20-29 30-34 PS 35-39 44
2017-2018 34 <50 20-24 20-24 PS 25-29 36
2016-2017 42 <50 20-29 25-29 PS 25-29 45
2015-2016 57 60-79 40-49 40-44 PS 45-49 59
2014-2015 57 >=50 30-39 40-44 PS 35-39 59
2013-2014 65 40-59 30-39 40-49 PS 40-49 67
2012-2013 66 >=50 30-39 50-59 PS 60-64 67
2011-2012 66 >=50 30-39 60-69 60-69 68
2010-2011 82 >=50 50-59 80-89 PS 75-79 83

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 78 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 75-79
2018-2019 81 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 80-84
2017-2018 86 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 85-89
2016-2017 85 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 80-84
2015-2016 77 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 75-79
2014-2015 83 PS >=50 >=80 >=50 80-84
2013-2014 82 PS >=50 PS >=50 80-84
2012-2013 75 PS <50 <50 PS 75-79
2011-2012 72 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 70-74
2010-2011 74 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 75-79


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 3,467 -2.7
2022-2023 3,560 -1.3
2021-2022 3,608 0.2
2020-2021 3,602 -0.5
2019-2020 3,620 1.7
2018-2019 3,558 3.0
2017-2018 3,451 5.2
2016-2017 3,271 5.8
2015-2016 3,080 4.8
2014-2015 2,931 3.9
2013-2014 2,816 1.0
2012-2013 2,788 -1.8
2011-2012 2,837 -1.9
2010-2011 2,891 -4.8
2009-2010 3,031 -2.0
2008-2009 3,091 -5.5
2007-2008 3,261 -5.1
2006-2007 3,428 -2.6
2005-2006 3,516 -3.5
2004-2005 3,639 -0.8
2003-2004 3,667 -0.7
2002-2003 3,693 2.4
2001-2002 3,603 0.4
2000-2001 3,590 0.9
1999-2000 3,558 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Northwest Community Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 3.7
Black 4.0 18.2
Hispanic 7.0 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 9.7 5.3
White 78.5 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, Northwest Community Schools had 195.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.73.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 15.00
Elementary: 69.05
Secondary: 93.75
Total: 195.50

Northwest Community Schools employed 12.40 district administrators and 11.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.40
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 11.50
School Administrative Support: 26.61
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 70.34
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 6.00
Student Support Services: 14.60
Other Support Services: 113.91


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]

Northwest Community Schools operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Northwest Connect1287-12
Northwest Early Elementary School849KG-2
Northwest Elementary School7573-5
Northwest High School9549-12
Northwest Kidder Middle School7796-8

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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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