Beacon Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Harper Woods, Michigan
Beacon Elementary School in Harper Woods, Michigan enrolled 368 students in 2024-25 with 18.4 full-time teachers, 20.1 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
338 students in 2022-23, 357 students in 2023-24, 368 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.4 to 18.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 338 | 17.4 | 19.5 |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 18.9 | 18.9 |
| 2024-25 | 368 | 18.4 | 20.1 |
20.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Beacon Elementary School enrolled 375 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent72.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.3% of students were Black, 2.7% Hispanic, 1.9% White in 2024-25.
- Black94.3%
- Hispanic2.7%
- White1.9%
- Two or more races0.8%
- Asian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Harper Woods
3 public elementary schools in Harper Woods report 2024-25 enrollment; Beacon Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Park Academy Elementary | 817 | 20.9 | 91.3% |
| Beacon Elementary School | 368 | 20.1 | 84.2% |
| Tyrone Elementary School | 336 | 20.7 | 87.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Beacon Elementary School
- Carleton Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 379 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Chandler Park Academy ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 817 students, 20.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Beacon Elementary School with Carleton Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Harper Woods School District spends per student$15,318 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,318
- The largest public schools in MichiganBeacon Elementary School is the number 792 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#792 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher20.1 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.20.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Beacon Elementary School
How many students attend Beacon Elementary School?
368 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 338 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Harper Woods, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Beacon Elementary School?
20.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Beacon Elementary School a Title I school?
Beacon Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Beacon Elementary School in?
Harper Woods School District, NCES district ID 2617760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261776005440 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.