DickinsonIron Special Education

Public school, kindergarten to ungraded · Kingsford, Michigan

DickinsonIron Special Education in Kingsford, Michigan enrolled 58 students in 2024-25 with 8.0 full-time teachers, 7.3 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-79% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

56 students in 2022-23, 51 students in 2023-24, 58 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.0 to 8.0.

Students enrolled at DickinsonIron Special Education by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 51, 2024-25: 5802040602022-23562023-24512024-2558
Students enrolled at DickinsonIron Special Education by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 51, 2024-25: 5802040602022-23562023-24512024-2558
Students enrolled at DickinsonIron Special Education by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 51, 2024-25: 5802040602022-23562023-24512024-2558
Students enrolled at DickinsonIron Special Education by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 51, 2024-25: 5802040602022-23562023-24512024-2558
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23567.08.0
2023-24518.06.4
2024-25588.07.3

7.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind

Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 7.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 7.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 7.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 7.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection DickinsonIron Special Education enrolled 47 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent37.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.1% of students were White, 1.7% Hispanic, 1.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White93.1%
  2. Hispanic1.7%
  3. Black1.7%
  4. Asian1.7%
  5. Two or more races1.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at DickinsonIron Special Education scored proficient or above: 60-79% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math60‑79%not published34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 7 students in DickinsonIron Special Education's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%under 50%81.8%
Students in the class77115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about DickinsonIron Special Education

  1. IMK Community EducationThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.6 miles away: 99 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. North Dickinson SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 16 miles away: 250 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare DickinsonIron Special Education with IMK Community EducationStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganDickinsonIron Special Education is the number 230 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#230 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher7.3 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.7.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about DickinsonIron Special Education

  1. How many students attend DickinsonIron Special Education?
    58 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 56 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Kingsford, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at DickinsonIron Special Education?
    7.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is DickinsonIron Special Education a Title I school?
    DickinsonIron Special Education was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at DickinsonIron Special Education do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at DickinsonIron Special Education scored proficient or above: 60-79% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at DickinsonIron Special Education?
    under 50% of the 7 students in DickinsonIron Special Education's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is DickinsonIron Special Education in?
    Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District, NCES district ID 2680360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 268036001336 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

Compiled from official source data by .