Vandercook Lake Public Schools, Michigan

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Vandercook Lake Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 698 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Vandercook Lake Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Jackson County). During the 2024 school year, 698 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

Vandercook Lake Public 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
Bryen Clark
Ed Hatfield
Harry Howard
Josh Hunt
Jeff Steers
Delinda Woods
Trista Rink2025

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: $1,645,000 $2,179 14%
Local: $2,424,000 $3,211 21%
State: $7,689,000 $10,184 65%
Total: $11,758,000 $15,574
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,472,000 $15,194
Total Current Expenditures: $10,258,000 $13,586
Instructional Expenditures: $6,672,000 $8,837 58%
Student and Staff Support: $391,000 $517 3%
Administration: $1,294,000 $1,713 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,901,000 $2,517 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $771,000 $1,021
Construction: $115,000 $152
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $55,000 $72
Interest on Debt: $156,000 $206


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 14 PS PS <=20 <=20 15-19
2018-2019 20 PS <50 <=20 20-29 21
2017-2018 18 PS <=20 <=20 20-29 18
2016-2017 24 PS 21-39 <=20 20-29 24
2015-2016 28 PS 21-39 21-39 20-29 28
2014-2015 25 PS <=20 21-39 <=10 26
2013-2014 32 PS 21-39 21-39 21-39 33
2012-2013 31 <50 21-39 21-39 <=20 32
2011-2012 32 PS <=20 21-39 PS 21-39 33
2010-2011 81 <50 60-79 >=50 >=50 82

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 27 PS PS <=20 <=20 30-34
2018-2019 26 PS <50 <=20 20-29 27
2017-2018 25 PS <=20 21-39 11-19 25
2016-2017 33 PS 40-59 21-39 20-29 33
2015-2016 45 PS 40-59 21-39 40-49 46
2014-2015 44 PS 21-39 21-39 30-39 45
2013-2014 62 PS 60-79 40-59 60-79 62
2012-2013 58 <50 60-79 40-59 60-79 58
2011-2012 56 PS 40-59 40-59 PS 60-79 56
2010-2011 78 >=50 60-79 >=50 >=80 79

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 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 80-84 PS PS PS PS 75-79
2017-2018 75-79 PS PS PS PS 70-74
2016-2017 85-89 PS >=50 PS PS 80-84
2015-2016 80-84 >=50 PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 90-94 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84


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 698 -0.3
2022-2023 700 -7.9
2021-2022 755 -7.2
2020-2021 809 -4.2
2019-2020 843 -13.6
2018-2019 958 -19.4
2017-2018 1,144 -5.4
2016-2017 1,206 -0.7
2015-2016 1,215 0.5
2014-2015 1,209 -6.9
2013-2014 1,292 2.6
2012-2013 1,259 0.1
2011-2012 1,258 -3.4
2010-2011 1,301 -0.1
2009-2010 1,302 -2.7
2008-2009 1,337 -1.5
2007-2008 1,357 -2.4
2006-2007 1,389 0.7
2005-2006 1,379 0.7
2004-2005 1,369 1.8
2003-2004 1,345 5.0
2002-2003 1,278 3.3
2001-2002 1,236 0.9
2000-2001 1,225 0.6
1999-2000 1,218 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Vandercook Lake Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 3.7
Black 4.9 18.2
Hispanic 4.7 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 12.5 5.3
White 77.4 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, Vandercook Lake Public Schools had 40.81 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.1.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 16.20
Secondary: 17.61
Total: 40.81

Vandercook Lake Public Schools employed 3.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 6.01
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.67
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.00
Other Support Services: 22.36


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]

Vandercook Lake Public Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Townsend Elementary School360PK-6
Vandercook Lake High School2947-12
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy441-12

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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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