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Niles Community School District

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Niles Community School District is located in south Michigan. Niles Community School District has 69.72 square miles of land area and 1.72 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Niles Community School District population is 24,861. Niles Community School District median household income is $39,962 in 2010-2014. Niles Community School District median house value is $90,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Niles Community School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (149 out of 510, top 29%) Elementary/Middle School: (184 out of 516, top 36%)* Rank: #191
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	14
Population	24,861 (2010-2014), rank #95
Population Growth	6.33% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	347.99/sq mi, rank #160
Median Household Income:	$39,962 at 2010-2014—5.48% increase since 2005-2009, rank #411
Median House Price:	$90,100 at 2010-2014—-12.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #411
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	69.72 sq mi, rank #279
Water Area:	1.72 sq mi (2.41%), rank #241
State:	Michigan
County:	Cass County, Berrien County
City:	Niles, Dowagiac, Berrien Center, Edwardsburg, Cassopolis, Berrien Springs
Zip:	49120, 49047, 49102, 49112, 49031, 49103
Area:	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI;Niles-Benton Harbor, MI

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Niles Community School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

111 Spruce St

Niles MI, 49120, Berrien County

Phone: 269-683-0732

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,838	3,809	3,863	4,102	3,948	4,108	4,175
English Language Learner Students:	110	141	116	59	60	92	NA
Total Teachers:	214.85	204.73	211.33	214.08	231.92	235.50	242.10
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	15.00	14.26	13.49	7.00	7.50	7.00	7.50
Elementary:	64.81	57.24	61.51	63.00	64.00	68.50	70.00
Secondary:	74.70	73.52	77.50	83.33	90.51	92.70	90.10
Ungraded:	60.34	59.71	58.83	60.75	68.91	66.30	73.50
Total Other Staff:	303.01	280.69	260.65	275.91	281.34	282.50	283.60
Instructional Aides:	76.99	72.58	66.50	74.32	75.56	76.50	70.10
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	2.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	2.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.55	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	7.70	6.50	7.00	7.50	7.50	7.80	8.80
District Administrative Support:	3.67	3.48	3.25	3.85	3.60	3.60	4.00
School Administrators:	17.50	16.50	14.00	13.50	14.50	14.50	14.50
School Administrative Support:	26.45	24.70	23.26	23.15	24.85	25.60	27.50
Student Support Services:	26.02	20.59	24.79	19.66	15.10	12.80	11.30
Other Support Services:	138.13	131.34	117.85	126.93	132.23	133.70	138.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.86	18.61	18.28	19.16	17.02	17.44	17.24

Schools

Ballard Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1601 West Chicago Rd, Niles MI 49120
Cedar Lane School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2301 Niles Buchanan Rd, Niles MI 49120
Eastside Connections School	Kindergarten to Grade 7	315 North 14th St, Niles MI 49120
Howard Community School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2788 Mannix St, Niles MI 49120
James Ellis School	Kindergarten to Grade 1	2740 Mannix St, Niles MI 49120
Niles Comm. Schools Adult Education	Grade 9 to Grade 12	111 Spruce St, Niles MI 49120
Niles Extended School Community	Kindergarten to Grade 12	111 Spruce St, Niles MI 49120
Niles New Technology Entrepreneurial Academy	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1441 Eagle St, Niles MI 49120
Niles Senior High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1441 Eagle St, Niles MI 49120
Northside Child Development Center	Prekindergarten to Kindergarten	2020 North 5th St, Niles MI 49120
Oak Manor Sixth Grade Center	Grade 6 to Grade 6	1 Tyler St, Niles MI 49120
Ring Lardner Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	801 North 17th St, Niles MI 49120
Southside Special Educ School	Grade 4 to Grade 12	1450 Silverbrook Ave, Niles MI 49120
W-A-Y Niles	Grade 6 to Grade 12	111 Spruce St, Niles MI 49120

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	63.5%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	50.2%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	79.6%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	73.8%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	64.3%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	64.4%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	59%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	52.9%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.5%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.7%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.6%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.4%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.8%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.3%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	36.4%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	40.7%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.7%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.7%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.2%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.2%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.2%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	57.9%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	58.5%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	60.8%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.6%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.6%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.1%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.2%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	44.4%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46.1%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.8%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.4%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.8%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.3%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.4%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	54.6%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	45.4%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.3%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	39.1%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	41%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	33.3%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	32.7%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.6%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	48.2%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.9%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.8%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.4%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.8%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89.5%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85.2%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	7.8%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	8.7%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	56.8%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	57%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	59.1%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.5%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.2%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.6%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.1%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.2%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.5%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	32%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	35%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.3%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.9%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.1%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.2%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.4%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.9%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.5%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.1%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	75.7%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	77.1%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	19.6%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	17.9%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	75.3%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	73.4%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	78%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.3%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.5%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.3%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	34.3%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	31.4%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.4%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.3%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.6%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.6%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.4%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.3%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.6%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	61.3%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.2%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	81%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	36.6%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	29%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	36.6%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.1%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.7%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.4%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	42%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	26.5%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.8%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.4%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.6%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.8%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.2%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.1%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.7%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	13.5%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	10.5%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.6%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	83.7%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	76%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	77.2%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	21.1%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	17.7%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	53.2%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	59.4%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	55.9%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.3%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	51.4%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	54.2%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	53.3%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	60%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29.2%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.3%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.9%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.8%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.3%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.1%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	54.9%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62.7%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.8%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.1%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	21.5%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	19%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84.3%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	85.9%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	80%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	78.3%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	78%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	40.3%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	34%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	41%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	51.4%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	49.5%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	49.4%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	51%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	58.9%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	50%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$36,315,000	$9,401		$37,773,000	$9,208		$38,615,000	$9,781
Federal:	$4,797,000	$1,242	13.2%	$6,763,000	$1,649	17.9%	$6,815,000	$1,726	17.6%
State:	$25,561,000	$6,617	70.4%	$25,296,000	$6,167	67.0%	$26,321,000	$6,667	68.2%
Local:	$5,957,000	$1,542	16.4%	$5,714,000	$1,393	15.1%	$5,479,000	$1,388	14.2%
Total Expenditures:	$36,914,000	$9,556		$36,406,000	$8,875		$38,742,000	$9,813
Total Current Expenditures:	$34,969,000	$9,052		$35,289,000	$8,603		$36,670,000	$9,288
Instructional Expenditures:	$20,711,000	$5,361	59.2%	$21,256,000	$5,182	60.2%	$22,182,000	$5,619	60.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,809,000	$986	10.9%	$4,201,000	$1,024	11.9%	$4,192,000	$1,062	11.4%
Administration:	$3,507,000	$908	10.0%	$3,212,000	$783	9.1%	$3,689,000	$934	10.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,942,000	$1,797	19.9%	$6,620,000	$1,614	18.8%	$6,607,000	$1,674	18.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,622,000	$420		$657,000	$160		$1,078,000	$273
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$158,000	$41		$143,000	$35		$155,000	$39
Interest on Debt:	$56,000	$14		$144,000	$35		$56,000	$14

Total Salary:	$17,198,000	$4,452		$18,000,000	$4,388		$19,326,000	$4,895
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,206,000	$3,160	71.0%	$12,752,000	$3,109	70.8%	$13,800,000	$3,495	71.4%
Other Salary:	$4,992,000	$1,292	29.0%	$5,248,000	$1,279	29.2%	$5,526,000	$1,400	28.6%
Total Benefit:	$9,783,000	$2,532		$10,009,000	$2,440		$10,056,000	$2,547
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,829,000	$1,768	69.8%	$7,043,000	$1,717	70.4%	$7,092,000	$1,796	70.5%
Other Benefit:	$2,954,000	$765	30.2%	$2,966,000	$723	29.6%	$2,964,000	$751	29.5%

* Niles Community School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.