Harrison Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Harrison, Michigan

Harrison Middle School in Harrison, Michigan enrolled 279 students in 2024-25 with 15.3 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24-28% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 27%

282 students in 2022-23, 282 students in 2023-24, 279 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.1 to 15.3.

Students enrolled at Harrison Middle School by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 27901002003002022-232822023-242822024-25279
Students enrolled at Harrison Middle School by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 27901002003002022-232822023-242822024-25279
Students enrolled at Harrison Middle School by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 27901002003002022-232822023-242822024-25279
Students enrolled at Harrison Middle School by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 27901002003002022-232822023-242822024-25279
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328221.113.4
2023-2428216.816.8
2024-2527915.318.2

18.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Michigan middle schools

Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Harrison Middle School 18.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHarrison Middle School 18.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Harrison Middle School 18.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHarrison Middle School 18.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Harrison Middle School 18.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHarrison Middle School 18.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Harrison Middle School 18.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHarrison Middle School 18.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 287 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harrison Middle School enrolled 287 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 70 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 287 of the 287 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions70
  • Chronically absent8.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.5% of students were White, 3.9% of two or more races, 2.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White93.5%
  2. Two or more races3.9%
  3. Hispanic2.2%
  4. American Indian0.4%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Harrison Middle School scored proficient or above: 24-28% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. 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 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2224‑28%23‑27%44%
Math, 2022-2316%10‑14% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Harrison Middle School

  1. Farwell Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 281 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. Clare Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 474 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Harrison Middle School with Farwell Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harrison Community Schools spends per student$16,375 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,375
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganHarrison Middle School is the number 389 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#389 of 489
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.18.2:1
  7. 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 Harrison Middle School

  1. How many students attend Harrison Middle School?
    279 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 282 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Harrison, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrison Middle School?
    18.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Harrison Middle School a Title I school?
    Harrison Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Harrison Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Harrison Middle School scored proficient or above: 24-28% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Harrison Middle School in?
    Harrison Community Schools, NCES district ID 2617820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261782005446 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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