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Norway-Vulcan Area Schools, Michigan

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Norway-Vulcan Area Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 566 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Norway-Vulcan Area Schools is a school district in Michigan (Menominee and Dickinson counties). During the 2024 school year, 566 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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School board

Norway-Vulcan 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
Kristen Ball
Jennifer DeDecker
Marybeth Langin
Joe Occhietti
Joey Pontbriand
April VanEynde
Jan VanGasse

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: $1,440,000 $2,380 15%
Local: $2,498,000 $4,129 27%
State: $5,461,000 $9,026 58%
Total: $9,399,000 $15,536
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,207,000 $13,565
Total Current Expenditures: $7,333,000 $12,120
Instructional Expenditures: $4,553,000 $7,525 55%
Student and Staff Support: $424,000 $700 5%
Administration: $1,159,000 $1,915 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,197,000 $1,978 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $458,000 $757
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $135,000 $223
Interest on Debt: $83,000 $137


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 51 PS >=50 PS 50-54
2018-2019 51 PS <50 >=50 52
2017-2018 40 >=50 >=50 39
2016-2017 42 PS >=50 >=50 41
2015-2016 37 PS <50 <50 38
2014-2015 31 PS PS PS >=50 32
2013-2014 32 PS PS PS PS PS 33
2012-2013 32 PS PS PS PS <50 33
2011-2012 39 PS PS PS >=50 39
2010-2011 87 PS PS PS PS 88

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 47 PS >=50 PS 45-49
2018-2019 50 PS <50 >=50 50
2017-2018 37 >=50 >=50 35
2016-2017 55 PS >=50 >=50 55
2015-2016 55 PS >=50 >=50 55
2014-2015 52 PS PS PS <50 52
2013-2014 71 PS PS PS PS PS 71
2012-2013 67 PS PS PS PS >=50 68
2011-2012 69 PS PS PS >=50 68
2010-2011 87 PS PS PS >=50 87

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 90-94 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90
2014-2015 >=95 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 90-94 PS 90-94


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 566 -4.6
2022-2023 592 -2.2
2021-2022 605 -1.0
2020-2021 611 -6.1
2019-2020 648 -5.9
2018-2019 686 -3.2
2017-2018 708 -0.8
2016-2017 714 -2.2
2015-2016 730 1.6
2014-2015 718 0.6
2013-2014 714 -1.4
2012-2013 724 -2.6
2011-2012 743 -4.8
2010-2011 779 -3.3
2009-2010 805 -2.1
2008-2009 822 -5.0
2007-2008 863 -3.6
2006-2007 894 0.6
2005-2006 889 -0.6
2004-2005 894 -3.9
2003-2004 929 -2.5
2002-2003 952 0.1
2001-2002 951 -9.9
2000-2001 1,045 -1.6
1999-2000 1,062 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Norway-Vulcan Area Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.7
Black 0.5 18.2
Hispanic 1.9 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 1.6 5.3
White 95.6 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, Norway-Vulcan Area Schools had 36.39 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.55.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.75
Elementary: 15.41
Secondary: 17.23
Total: 36.39

Norway-Vulcan Area Schools employed 1.10 district administrators and 1.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.10
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.90
School Administrative Support: 6.15
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.95
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
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: 2.24
Other Support Services: 10.04


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]

Norway-Vulcan Area Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Norway Elementary School254PK-5
Norway High School1739-12
Vulcan Middle School1396-8

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    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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