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Norway, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Norway-Vulcan Area Schools #629 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,121 per pupil, Norway-Vulcan Area Schools ranks #527 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$12,121
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norway-Vulcan Area Schools operates 3 public schools serving 592 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dickinson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,121 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.6% local, 58.1% state, and 15.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #629 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 316.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 50.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.5% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Norway High School, with a diversity index of 15.4/100.
Its largest campus is Norway Elementary School, enrolling 242 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Norway Elementary School accounts for 40.9% of all Norway-Vulcan Area Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Norway-Vulcan Area Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Norway-Vulcan Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 316:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Norway-Vulcan Area Schools is typically wider than the Norway-Vulcan Area Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Norway-Vulcan Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 50.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Norway-Vulcan Area Schools?
Norway-Vulcan Area Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 592 students.
How much does Norway-Vulcan Area Schools spend per student?
Norway-Vulcan Area Schools spends $12,121 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #629 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Norway-Vulcan Area Schools?
Norway-Vulcan Area Schools students are 93.5% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norway-Vulcan Area Schools?
Norway-Vulcan Area Schools has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #629 out of 707 districts in Michigan.