DickinsonIron Special Education

Set in KINGSFORD, Michigan, DickinsonIron Special Education is a minimally staffed multi-level school, run under Dickinson-Iron ISD. It serves 58 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 79% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

DickinsonIron Special Education is a school of Dickinson-Iron ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, DickinsonIron Special Education logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Compared to Dickinson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting DickinsonIron Special Education tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dickinson County (around 46%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Dickinson County shows median household income runs about $65,156, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. DickinsonIron Special Education is one of 14 public schools in Dickinson County (combined enrollment of about 3,632 students).

The closest other public school is Kingsford High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. DickinsonIron Special Education's enrollment has grew 9% since 2018, when it stood at 53 (now 58). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 98% to 93%. Class-load math has loosened: from 6.1:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

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