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Kaleva Norman Dickson School District

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Kaleva Norman Dickson School District is located close to the center of Michigan. Kaleva Norman Dickson School District has 289.07 square miles of land area and 5.01 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Kaleva Norman Dickson School District population is 5,342. Kaleva Norman Dickson School District median household income is $34,068 in 2010-2014. Kaleva Norman Dickson School District median house value is $88,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Kaleva Norman Dickson School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (425 out of 510, bottom 17%) Elementary/Middle School: (394 out of 516, bottom 24%)* Rank: #459
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	5,342 (2010-2014), rank #401
Population Growth	4.50% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	18.16/sq mi, rank #480
Median Household Income:	$34,068 at 2010-2014—-7.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #513
Median House Price:	$88,500 at 2010-2014—-15.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #430
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	289.07 sq mi, rank #35
Water Area:	5.01 sq mi (1.70%), rank #126
State:	Michigan
County:	Mason County, Manistee County, Lake County
City:	Manistee, Irons, Wellston, Bear Lake, Copemish, Kaleva, Harrietta, Brethren
Zip:	49660, 49644, 49689, 49614, 49625, 49645, 49638, 49619
Area:	Cadillac, MI

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Kaleva Norman Dickson School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

4400 North High Bridge Rd

Brethren MI, 49619, Manistee County

Phone: 231-477-5353

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	576	576	615	625	683	743	856
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	27.54	28.00	33.97	34.84	39.00	42.30	49.20
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00
Elementary:	9.87	8.33	9.99	11.86	13.14	16.30	17.50
Secondary:	12.67	13.67	16.98	17.15	18.03	22.50	26.70
Ungraded:	3.00	4.00	5.00	3.83	5.83	1.50	2.00
Total Other Staff:	44.23	40.81	51.39	56.47	55.52	50.20	53.40
Instructional Aides:	11.22	10.65	15.01	19.26	15.25	9.90	10.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	1.10	0.10	0.10	0.20	1.40
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.36	0.57	1.00	1.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	1.56	1.73	0.51	0.59	0.59	0.00	0.60
District Administrative Support:	0.56	0.65	0.59	0.59	0.59	0.60	0.60
School Administrators:	2.16	3.98	2.96	2.20	3.20	2.60	3.80
School Administrative Support:	2.67	2.62	2.62	3.53	4.68	5.90	6.00
Student Support Services:	5.91	4.03	5.13	3.88	1.98	4.90	5.00
Other Support Services:	19.15	15.79	21.90	24.32	27.13	25.10	24.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.92	20.57	18.10	17.94	17.51	17.57	17.40

Schools

Brethren High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4400 North High Bridge Rd, Brethren MI 49619
Brethren Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4400 North High Bridge Rd, Brethren MI 49619
Knd Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4400 North Highbridge Rd, Brethren MI 49619

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	44.3%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	58.8%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	77%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	77.6%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	57.4%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	62.1%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	41%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	67.3%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.7%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.7%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	34.9%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	31.3%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.3%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.9%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.7%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.1%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.8%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	38.2%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	34.9%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	65.1%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	33.9%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.1%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.6%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	29.4%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	36.4%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.5%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.7%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.5%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	27.3%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	32.5%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	24.4%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	29.2%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	20.6%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	32.6%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	46.3%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.7%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.1%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	32.7%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	38.2%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.9%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	51.1%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64.6%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88.4%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90.5%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	7.7%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	14.7%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	40.2%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	39%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	43.1%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.1%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	55.3%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.3%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.2%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.5%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.9%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.3%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	26.2%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	34.1%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.1%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.4%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.4%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.1%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	77.3%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	6.8%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	26.5%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	61.3%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	70.1%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	67.9%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	45.9%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	53.1%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.5%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.8%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.1%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32.4%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	22.4%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.8%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.9%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.8%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.8%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.4%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	52.4%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	45.2%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	37.8%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	29.8%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	43.1%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59.4%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.6%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	21.4%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	17.1%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.2%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.6%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	40.5%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	53.8%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.7%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.4%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.6%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	16.7%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	9.5%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.3%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.8%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.7%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	66.1%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	68.9%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	20%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	12.1%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	53.1%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	41.1%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	42.9%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	32.8%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	26.8%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	27.3%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	4.3%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	16%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.2%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.4%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.5%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.5%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	47.8%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	33%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.3%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.1%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.6%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.7%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	66%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	13%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	11%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86.2%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	77.2%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	73.8%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	79.5%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	26.1%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	13%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	34.4%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	30.4%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	31%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	27.3%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	31%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	37%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	40%	49%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$6,887,000	$11,198		$7,774,000	$12,438		$8,378,000	$12,266
Federal:	$615,000	$1,000	8.9%	$1,038,000	$1,661	13.4%	$1,200,000	$1,757	14.3%
State:	$3,027,000	$4,922	44.0%	$3,473,000	$5,557	44.7%	$3,777,000	$5,530	45.1%
Local:	$3,245,000	$5,276	47.1%	$3,263,000	$5,221	42.0%	$3,401,000	$4,980	40.6%
Total Expenditures:	$6,347,000	$10,320		$7,139,000	$11,422		$7,622,000	$11,160
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,733,000	$9,322		$6,591,000	$10,546		$6,836,000	$10,009
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,502,000	$5,694	61.1%	$4,108,000	$6,573	62.3%	$4,169,000	$6,104	61.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$198,000	$322	3.5%	$213,000	$341	3.2%	$345,000	$505	5.0%
Administration:	$764,000	$1,242	13.3%	$724,000	$1,158	11.0%	$765,000	$1,120	11.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,269,000	$2,063	22.1%	$1,546,000	$2,474	23.5%	$1,557,000	$2,280	22.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$164,000	$267		$166,000	$266		$41,000	$60
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$8,000	$13		$23,000	$37		$80,000	$117
Interest on Debt:	$442,000	$719		$359,000	$574		$622,000	$911

Total Salary:	$2,902,000	$4,719		$3,370,000	$5,392		$3,447,000	$5,047
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,045,000	$3,325	70.5%	$2,426,000	$3,882	72.0%	$2,545,000	$3,726	73.8%
Other Salary:	$857,000	$1,393	29.5%	$944,000	$1,510	28.0%	$902,000	$1,321	26.2%
Total Benefit:	$1,731,000	$2,815		$2,035,000	$3,256		$2,028,000	$2,969
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,238,000	$2,013	71.5%	$1,454,000	$2,326	71.4%	$1,434,000	$2,100	70.7%
Other Benefit:	$493,000	$802	28.5%	$581,000	$930	28.6%	$594,000	$870	29.3%

* Kaleva Norman Dickson School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.