Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School

Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School, a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in HARRIS, Michigan, one of the schools within Bark River-Harris School District, educates 311 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within Bark River-Harris School District, which oversees 2 schools and 721 students, Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School shows that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 7% Native American, 2% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

Looking at school resources, Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Menominee County's rate of about 56%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.2%, the actual is 54.2%, a residual of +6.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, Menominee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,435 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Menominee County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,979 students), of which Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bark RiverHarris Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School has shrank 5%, going from 326 students in 2018 to 311 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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