Harper Woods School District

Listed by NCES as Harper Woods The School District of the City of (district ID 2617760)

Public school district · Wayne County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2617760

Harper Woods School District spent $15,318 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 74% of the other Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,214). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,963 students in 2024-25; 71.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,108 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 54% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Harper Woods in enrollment (2,541 to 2,606 students) and Harper Woods itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Harper Woods, FY23Center Line Public Schools $16,275; Haslett Public Schools $15,450; Huron $15,371; Harper Woods $15,318; Coopersville Area Public Schools $14,473; Vicksburg Community Schools $13,964; Tecumseh Public Schools $13,845; Fowlerville Community Schools $13,302; Hastings Area School System $13,253; St. Johns Public Schools $13,085; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k12k14k16k18kCenter Line Public Schools$16,275Haslett Public Schools$15,450Huron$15,371Harper Woods$15,318Coopersville Area Public Schoo…$14,473Vicksburg Community Schools$13,964Tecumseh Public Schools$13,845Fowlerville Community Schools$13,302Hastings Area School System$13,253St. Johns Public Schools$13,085State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Harper Woods, FY23Center Line Public Schools $16,275; Haslett Public Schools $15,450; Huron $15,371; Harper Woods $15,318; Coopersville Area Public Schools $14,473; Vicksburg Community Schools $13,964; Tecumseh Public Schools $13,845; Fowlerville Community Schools $13,302; Hastings Area School System $13,253; St. Johns Public Schools $13,085; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k12k14k16k18kCenter Line Public Schools$16,275Haslett Public Schools$15,450Huron$15,371Harper Woods$15,318Coopersville Area Public Schools$14,473Vicksburg Community Schools$13,964Tecumseh Public Schools$13,845Fowlerville Community Schools$13,302Hastings Area School System$13,253St. Johns Public Schools$13,085State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Harper Woods, FY23Center Line Public Schools $16,275; Haslett Public Schools $15,450; Huron $15,371; Harper Woods $15,318; Coopersville Area Public Schools $14,473; Vicksburg Community Schools $13,964; Tecumseh Public Schools $13,845; Fowlerville Community Schools $13,302; Hastings Area School System $13,253; St. Johns Public Schools $13,085; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k14k18kCenter Line Public Schools$16,275Haslett Public Schools$15,450Huron$15,371Harper Woods$15,318Coopersville Area Public Schools$14,473Vicksburg Community Schools$13,964Tecumseh Public Schools$13,845Fowlerville Community Schools$13,302Hastings Area School System$13,253St. Johns Public Schools$13,085State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Harper Woods, FY23Center Line Public Schools $16,275; Haslett Public Schools $15,450; Huron $15,371; Harper Woods $15,318; Coopersville Area Public Schools $14,473; Vicksburg Community Schools $13,964; Tecumseh Public Schools $13,845; Fowlerville Community Schools $13,302; Hastings Area School System $13,253; St. Johns Public Schools $13,085; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k14k18kCenter Line Public Schools$16,275Haslett Public Schools$15,450Huron$15,371Harper Woods$15,318Coopersville Area Public Schools$14,473Vicksburg Community Schools$13,964Tecumseh Public Schools$13,845Fowlerville Community Schools$13,302Hastings Area School System$13,253St. Johns Public Schools$13,085State median, 1,000+ students $14,214

Where the money came from

$45,809,000 in revenue: 71.0% state, 12.7% local and 16.3% federal. Total spending including $3,070,000 of capital outlay was $43,487,000, or $16,849 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Harper Woods School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $32,529,000; Local $5,833,000; Federal $7,447,000; total $45,809,000.
  • State$32,529,000 71%
  • Local$5,833,000 13%
  • Federal$7,447,000 16%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 347 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,481 students in 2022-23, 2,666 students in 2023-24, 2,963 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Harper Woods School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,481, 2023-24: 2,666, 2024-25: 2,96301k2k3k2022-232,4812023-242,6662024-252,963
Harper Woods School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,481, 2023-24: 2,666, 2024-25: 2,96301k2k3k2022-232,4812023-242,6662024-252,963
Harper Woods School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,481, 2023-24: 2,666, 2024-25: 2,96301k2k3k2022-232,4812023-242,6662024-252,963
Harper Woods School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,481, 2023-24: 2,666, 2024-25: 2,96301k2k3k2022-232,4812023-242,6662024-252,963

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,48196.525.7
2023-242,66696.527.6
2024-252,96390.132.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Harper Woods School District scored proficient or above: 11-15% in reading and 1-6% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts11-15%44%680
Math1-6%34%680

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

54% of the 568 students in Harper Woods School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate54%81.8%
Students in the class568115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 704 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Beacon Elementary School36820.184.2%Schoolwide program
Tyrone Elementary School33620.787.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 353 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harper Woods Middle School35322.181.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 1,906 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harper Woods Virtual Academy1,029not reported74.6%Targeted program
Harper Woods High School87725.178.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Harper Woods School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Harper Woods School District

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentHarper Woods School District ranks 91 of 347 Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,318).#91 of 347
  2. Every school district in MichiganHarper Woods School District is the number 159 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 2,581 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#159 of 892
  3. Center Line Public SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 2,584 students in fall 2022, $16,275 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,275
  4. Haslett Public SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 2,563 students in fall 2022, $15,450 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,450
  5. Compare Harper Woods School District with Center Line Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Harper Woods Virtual Academy, its largest high school1,029 students in 2024-25.1,029
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Harper Woods School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Harper Woods School District?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 2,963 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Harper Woods School District spend per student?
    $15,318 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,214 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,108 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Harper Woods School District's money come from?
    $45,809,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 71.0% state, 12.7% local and 16.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Harper Woods School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 629 of the 1,825 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 34.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Harper Woods School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Harper Woods School District scored proficient or above: 11-15% in reading and 1-6% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Harper Woods School District?
    54% of the 568 students in Harper Woods School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Harper Woods School District's NCES district ID?
    2617760. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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