N.I.C.E. Community Schools
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NICE Community School District is a public school district located in Ishpeming, Michigan
Ishpeming, Michigan
Ishpeming is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,686 at the 2000 census. This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines had a much higher employment level...

; the acronym "NICE" stands for the communities they serve -- National Mine
Tilden Township, Michigan
Tilden Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,003 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*National Mine is an unincorporated community in the township, located just south of the city of Ishpeming....

, Ishpeming Township
Ishpeming Township, Michigan
Ishpeming Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,522 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...

, Champion
Champion Township, Michigan
Champion Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 297.-Geography:...

 – Humboldt
Humboldt Township, Michigan
Humboldt Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 469 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 – Spurr
Spurr Township, Michigan
Spurr Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 227 at the 2000 census.The township had been organized while it was part of Houghton County. It was one of the four original townships of Baraga County when it was set off from Houghton in 1875...

 Townships and Ely Township
Ely Township, Michigan
Ely Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,010 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...

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The district is currently composed of one elementary school (Aspen Ridge Elementary School), one middle school (Aspen Ridge Middle School), and one high school (Westwood High School).

NICE Community Schools originally contained several elementary schools, West Ishpeming Elementary, North Lake Elementary, Ely Elementary, National Mine Elementary and Champion Elementary and two middle schools Nationa Mine Middle School (home of the Cougars) and Champion Middle School (home of the Indians). In the early 90s these schools were closed and Aspen Ridge Elementary and Middle School were opened.

Westwood High School

Founded in 1974, Westwood High School
Westwood High School (Michigan)
Westwood High School is a four-year educational institute located in Ishpeming Township, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1974, it is managed by the N.I.C.E. Community Schools school district. The school educates around 360 students in grades 9–12. It is a magnet school.Westwood High School offers its...

 is a magnet
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...

high school located in Ishpeming.

Aspen Ridge Elementary and Middle School

Aspen Ridge Elementary and Middle School (ARES and ARMS) offers a wide array of classes available to its students.

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