Hancock Public Schools, Michigan, elections

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Hancock Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 604 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Hancock Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Houghton County). During the 2023 school year, 604 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Hancock Public Schools, At-large

General election

Special general election for Hancock Public Schools, At-large (3 seats)

Charles Klein, Michael F. Lancour, and Taylor Paul ran in the special general election for Hancock Public Schools, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Charles Klein (Nonpartisan)
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Michael F. Lancour (Nonpartisan)
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Taylor Paul (Nonpartisan)

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Hancock Public Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Hancock Public Schools, At-large (2 seats)

Emilie Lancour and Rebecca Ylitalo ran in the general election for Hancock Public Schools, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Michigan are held on the first Tuesday after the First Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384

Recent or upcoming election dates for all local school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all local school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: July 23, 2024
  • General election date: November 5, 2024

Election system

School board members in Michigan are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Michigan are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Michigan Election Law on school board candidate nominating petitions states, "(2)The nominating petition must be substantially in the form prescribed in section 544c, except that the petition must be nonpartisan." It also states, "At any regular election, the names of the several nonpartisan offices to be voted for shall be placed on a separate portion of the ballot containing no party designation in the following order: [...], and in a year in which an election for the office is held, local school district board member, metropolitan district officer, and district library board member."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303 and Section 168.699

Winning an election

The candidate or candidates that receive the most votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.307

Term length and staggering

All school districts other community school districts in Michigan have board member terms of either four or six years depending on the board by-laws. As of 2022, 60% of school districts in Michigan had six-year board member terms, and 40% -- including community school districts -- had four-year board member terms.

Community school districts in Michigan have four-year board member terms. Initial terms for the first board members of newly organized community school districts are two, four, or six years to stagger elections.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.11a and Michigan Statute Section 380.384

For community school districts in Michigan, as close to half of school board members as possible for each district are elected every two years, which means either three or four seats are up for election at each even-year election. At the first board member election after community school districts are first organized, all seven board member seats are elected. Two members are elected to two-year terms, three members are elected to four-year terms, and two members are elected to six-year terms, with higher vote totals dictating longer initial terms. After initial terms, all board members have four-year terms, which results in staggered elections: four seats up in one election and three seats up in the next election.

Michigan statute requires that at least one board member must be elected every two years at each regular even-year election. Specific seat staggering details for school districts other than community school districts are determined at the local level by the district board's bylaws. Most districts with four-year board member terms elect as close to half of board members as possible every two years. Most districts with six-year board member terms elect as close to one-third of board members as possible every two years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384 and Michigan Statute Section 168.301

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members in Michigan are elected at large by all voters in the district.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303, Section 168.307, and Section 380.384 (3)

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file affidavits and nomination petitions or candidate filing fees by 4 p.m. on the 15th Tuesday before the November election. This means that the school board candidate filing deadline is in late July every even-numbered year.

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Newly elected school board members in Michigan officially take office on January 1 of the year following the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384 and Section 168.302

 


About the district

School board

Hancock Public Schools consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Charles Klein20232026
Emilie Lancour20232026
Taylor Paul20232026
Catherine Jordan20192026
Michael Lancour20192026
Rod Paavola20192026

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Overlapping state house districts

Hancock Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Michigan House of Representatives District 110Gregory MarkkanenRepublican Party 100% 2%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,106,000 $1,736 11%
Local: $3,791,000 $5,951 37%
State: $5,258,000 $8,254 52%
Total: $10,155,000 $15,942
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,131,000 $12,764
Total Current Expenditures: $7,467,000 $11,722
Instructional Expenditures: $4,714,000 $7,400 58%
Student and Staff Support: $183,000 $287 2%
Administration: $1,082,000 $1,698 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,488,000 $2,335 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $264,000 $414
Construction: $232,000 $364
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $5,000 $7
Interest on Debt: $387,000 $607

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 53 PS PS PS >=50 53
2018-2019 52 PS PS PS PS PS 51
2017-2018 44 PS PS PS PS 43
2016-2017 45 PS PS PS 45
2015-2016 45 PS PS PS 46
2014-2015 43 PS PS PS PS 43
2013-2014 48 PS PS PS PS 48
2012-2013 46 PS PS PS PS 47
2011-2012 36 PS PS PS PS 36
2010-2011 91 PS PS 91

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 57 PS PS PS >=50 57
2018-2019 62 PS PS PS PS PS 62
2017-2018 52 PS PS PS PS 51
2016-2017 57 PS PS PS 57
2015-2016 59 PS PS PS 60
2014-2015 60 PS PS PS PS 60
2013-2014 81 PS PS PS PS 82
2012-2013 77 PS PS PS PS 77
2011-2012 77 PS PS PS PS 77
2010-2011 93 PS PS 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80-89 PS PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 70-79 PS 80-89
2017-2018 70-79 70-79
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS 85-89
2014-2015 80-89 PS >=90
2013-2014 85-89 PS 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 70-79 PS 70-79
2010-2011 >=90 >=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 604 -7.8
2021-2022 651 2.2
2020-2021 637 -8.8
2019-2020 693 -1.2
2018-2019 701 -2.4
2017-2018 718 -5.4
2016-2017 757 -5.2
2015-2016 796 -1.6
2014-2015 809 -0.2
2013-2014 811 -0.9
2012-2013 818 -2.0
2011-2012 834 2.5
2010-2011 813 -6.6
2009-2010 867 3.3
2008-2009 838 2.4
2007-2008 818 -6.0
2006-2007 867 -9.8
2005-2006 952 -2.1
2004-2005 972 -0.7
2003-2004 979 -5.4
2002-2003 1,032 1.4
2001-2002 1,018 3.3
2000-2001 984 -6.2
1999-2000 1,045 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Hancock Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.6
Black 0.3 18.1
Hispanic 1.5 8.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.3 5.1
White 95.4 63.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Hancock Public Schools had 39.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.25.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 12.70
Secondary: 20.10
Total: 39.60

Hancock Public Schools employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.30 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 3.30
School Administrative Support: 3.30
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 2.80
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.50
Student Support Services: 3.99
Other Support Services: 11.40

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Hancock Public Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Barkell Elementary School272KG-5
Hancock Middlehigh School3326-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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