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Harris, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Bark River-Harris School District #538 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,940 per pupil, Bark River-Harris School District ranks #564 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bark River-Harris School District operates 2 public schools serving 731 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Menominee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,940 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 10.7% local, 72.7% state, and 16.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #538 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 360.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.2% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Bark Riverharris Elementary School accounts for 56.1% of all Bark River-Harris School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bark River-Harris School District a distant remainder — means Bark River-Harris School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bark River-Harris School District student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bark River-Harris School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Bark River-Harris School District is typically wider than the Bark River-Harris School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Bark River-Harris School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Bark River-Harris School District?
Bark River-Harris School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 731 students.
How much does Bark River-Harris School District spend per student?
Bark River-Harris School District spends $11,940 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #538 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Bark River-Harris School District?
Bark River-Harris School District students are 85.2% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bark River-Harris School District?
Bark River-Harris School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #538 out of 707 districts in Michigan.