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Harbor Beach Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 100 students in Harbor Beach Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Harbor Beach Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
477 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Harbor Beach Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#445 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
34%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
45%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
38%

Graduation Rate
90-94%
81%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.60
# American Indian Students
n/a
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
8 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
2%
4%
# Hispanic Students
10 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
2 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
n/a
23%
# White Students
453 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
95%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
23
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
29
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
27
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
38
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
27
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
30
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
25
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
37
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
38
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
46
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
60
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
49
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
48
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,243 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,367 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$25,476 MM

Spending
$7 MM
$24,351 MM

Revenue / Student
$15,243
$18,510

Spending / Student
$14,367
$17,693

Best Harbor Beach Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Harbor Beach Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
402 S 5th St
Harbor Beach, MI 48441
(989) 479-3261
Harbor Beach, MI 48441
(989) 479-3261
Grades: 6-8
| 100 students
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