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NICE Community School District

Ishpeming, Michigan · Superintendent: Bryan DeAugustine · #298 of 316 Michigan districts by enrollment

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1,111

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,907

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Michigan median

14.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Michigan median 16.8

NICE Community School District is a public school district based in Ishpeming, Michigan, serving 1,111 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #298 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 6% of them. Its schools average 556 students each, more than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Bryan DeAugustine. It spends about $12,907 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Michigan median. It has roughly 14.1 students per teacher.

How NICE Community compares

NICE CommunityMichigan median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,907

Michigan median $11,576 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,714

Michigan median $7,157 · 22% above · FY2020-21

Students per school556

Michigan median 421 · 32% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.1

Michigan median 16.8 · 16% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor278

Michigan median 585 · 52% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$16.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 62%Local 32%

Measure	NICE Community	Michigan median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,907	$11,576	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,714	$7,157	FY2020-21
Total spending	$17.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$16.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	79	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	171	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.1	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	278	585	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Bryan DeAugustine

Superintendent, NICE Community School District

Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change

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Peer districts in Michigan

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Blissfield Community SchoolsBlissfield	1,116	3	$11,056	13.4	#295
Laingsburg Community SchoolsLaingsburg	1,112	3	$9,508	15.9	#296
NICE Community School DistrictIshpeming · this district	1,111	2	$12,907	14.1	#298
Delton Kellogg SchoolsDelton	1,111	4	$11,576	16.8	#297
Millington Community SchoolsMillington	1,102	5	$10,753	17.8	#299

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Nippersink School District 2Richmond, IL	1,111	$21,691	12.6
Norridge School District 80Norridge, IL	1,111	$11,760	15.0
Eastern Greene SchoolsBloomfield, IN	1,111	$9,675	14.2
Berlin-BoylstonBoylston, MA	1,111	$18,607	11.8

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mi-nice-community-school-district