School district · Michigan

Harper Woods The School District of the City of

Harper Woods The School District of the City of in Michigan: 7 public schools with 3,041 students and 31.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,108 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,041
Students per teacher
31.3
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,108
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
97.1
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
608
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

15%proficient

+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

737 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

3.5%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 100% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

740 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.4K15
$10.7K16
$12.0K17
$12.9K18
$13.2K19
$12.4K20
$11.9K21
$12.8K22
$15.3K23
$16.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.0% · $3.8M
State
78% · $37.2M
Local
14% · $6.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,907
Support services
$4,539
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.7M
Long-term debt
$37.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Beacon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–236820.1——
Tyrone Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–533620.712%3.6%
Harper Woods Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–835322.117%4.0%
Avatar Academy of ExcellenceAlternativeFully virtualFree meals for all
7–127878.0——
Harper Woods High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1287725.1——
Harper Woods Virtual AcademyAlternativeFully virtual
6–121,029—19%6.5%
9–120———

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
19851 Anita St, Harper Woods, MI 48225
Phone
(586)209-2400
Website