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Nora Gard
Nora Gard is an at-large representative on the Beloit School District school board in Wisconsin. Gard was appointed by the board on August 1, 2018, for a term that expires in April 2019.[1]
Gard was previously an at-large incumbent on the Beloit School Board in Wisconsin. Her three-year term expired in 2017.
Elections
2014
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Nora Gard Incumbent |
36.9% | 1,342 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Ramsdail Incumbent |
30.7% | 1,116 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pam Charles | 20.9% | 761 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joyce Mae Brown | 11.3% | 410 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 3,638 | |||
| Source: Rock County Clerk, "2014 Spring Non-Partisan Election," accessed September 24, 2014 | ||||
About the district
The Beloit School District is located in Rock County in southern Wisconsin. The county seat is Janesville. Rock County was home to 161,188 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Rock County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Wisconsin in terms of higher education achievement from 2009 to 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 19.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.8 percent for the state as a whole.[2]
Median household income
Between 2009 and 2013, the median household income in Rock County was $49,435. At the same time, the median household income for Wisconsin as a whole was $52,413, and for the entire United States it was $53,046.[2][3]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Rock County was 14.3 percent from 2009 to 2013, while it was 13.0 percent statewide.[2] During that same time period, the poverty rate for the country as a whole was 15.4 percent.[3]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Beloit Daily News, "Gard, Klett appointed to school board," August 2, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 United States Census Bureau, "Rock County, Wisconsin," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Election Results," accessed January 28, 2014
