Dickinsoniron Special Education

DickinsonIron Special Education serves 51 students across grades pre-kindergarten through 12 in Kingsford, Michigan. The school carries an Exceptional rating and a composite score of 9.1 out of 10. That performance places it at #57 among 3,190 public schools statewide — outperforming 98% of Michigan schools — and first among all four public schools in Kingsford.

Academic and growth scores each reach 9.9 out of 10, the two highest-weighted dimensions in the rating system. A student-teacher ratio of 6.4:1 keeps every classroom highly personal, giving teachers the room to deliver targeted instruction that effective special education demands. Small class sizes and high-touch staffing characterize a program that scores near-perfect across both achievement and student progress.

Enrollment of 51 students keeps the program deliberately compact. That scale, combined with a grade span stretching from early childhood through high school completion, gives families a stable, long-term educational home without transitions between programs. As a regular public school serving students with specialized needs, DickinsonIron Special Education represents one of the stronger outcomes in the statewide special education landscape.

With an enrollment of 51 students, Dickinsoniron Special Education is a smaller school where families often find a close-knit community atmosphere. Smaller settings can mean more individual attention from teachers and staff, though they may offer fewer extracurricular options than larger schools.

With a student-teacher ratio of 6.4:1, Dickinsoniron Special Education offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.