Public schools in Harper Woods, MI
Harper Woods has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 5,585 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Harper Woods School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Harper Woods's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Harper Woods | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Woods School District | 5 | 2,581 | $15,318 |
| Chandler Park Academy District | 3 | 1,976 | $12,897 |
| Distinctive College Prep. | 1 | 841 | $14,432 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
3 high schools in Harper Woods, 2,594 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Woods Virtual Academy | 1,029 | not reported | 74.6% | Harper Woods |
| Harper Woods High School | 877 | 25.1 | 78.3% | Harper Woods |
| Chandler Park Academy High School | 688 | 18.6 | 83.4% | Chandler Park Academy District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Harper Woods, 867 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Park Academy Middle School | 514 | 18.0 | 88.9% | Chandler Park Academy District |
| Harper Woods Middle School | 353 | 22.1 | 81.0% | Harper Woods |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Harper Woods, 2,124 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Park Academy Elementary | 817 | 20.9 | 91.3% | Chandler Park Academy District |
| Distinctive College Prep Harper Woods | 603 | 18.3 | 86.4% | Distinctive College Prep. |
| Beacon Elementary School | 368 | 20.1 | 84.2% | Harper Woods |
| Tyrone Elementary School | 336 | 20.7 | 87.2% | Harper Woods |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Harper Woods's public schools compare with Michigan's
The median Harper Woods school has 20.4 students per full-time teacher, more than the Michigan median of 16.5. 89% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 603 students (state 360).
| Harper Woods | Michigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 20.4 | 16.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 603 | 360 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 89% | 41% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 89% | 76% |
| Charter schools | 44% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Harper Woods schools and the 3,326 Michigan schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Harper Woods
- Harper Woods School DistrictRuns 5 of Harper Woods's 9 public schools and spent $15,318 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,318
- Harper Woods Virtual Academy, the largest high school in Harper Woods1,029 students in 2024-25.1,029
- Compare Harper Woods School District with Chandler Park Academy DistrictHarper Woods's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MichiganMichigan's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Harper Woods addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Harper Woods
How many public schools are in Harper Woods, MI?
9 public schools with an address in Harper Woods were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 5,585 students. 4 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Harper Woods?
Harper Woods Virtual Academy, with 1,029 students in 2024-25 (Harper Woods School District).Which districts run Harper Woods's schools?
Harper Woods School District (5 schools), Chandler Park Academy District (3 schools), Distinctive College Prep. (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25