School district · Michigan

Norway-Vulcan Area Schools

Norway-Vulcan Area Schools in Michigan: 3 public schools with 566 students and 17.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,829 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
566
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,829
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
33.2
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
566
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

62%proficient

+5.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

260 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

67%proficient

+8.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

260 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.2K15
$9.1K16
$9.1K17
$9.3K18
$9.6K19
$10.3K20
$11.3K21
$12.1K22
$13.4K23
$14.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.5% · $429K
State
69% · $6.5M
Local
27% · $2.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,882
Support services
$5,279
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$219K
Long-term debt
$740K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–524214.263%72%
6–814119.260%61%
9–1218320.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
300 Section St, Norway, MI 49870
Phone
(906)563-9552
Website