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Norway-Vulcan Area Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 139 students in Norway-Vulcan Area Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Norway-Vulcan Area School School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
566 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
36 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Norway-Vulcan Area Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#103 out of 866 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.60
# American Indian Students
1 Student
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
3 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
n/a
23%
# White Students
541 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
96%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
45
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
45
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
45
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
32
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
40
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
47
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
45
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
55
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
39
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
51
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
47
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
39
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
34
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
2
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,242 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,203 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,242
$18,510
Spending / Student
$13,203
$17,693
Best Norway-Vulcan Area Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Vulcan Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
300 Section St
Norway, MI 49870
(906) 563-9563
Norway, MI 49870
(906) 563-9563
Grades: 6-8
| 139 students
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