Enrollment
311
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARK RIVER-HARRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260402004088
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School
HWY US 2 41, HARRIS, MI 49845 · (906) 466-5321 · Menominee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Michigan public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
127 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 16% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bark River-Harris School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientMath
39.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Michigan average is about 45 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School this school | 311 | 40.8% | 54.2% |
| East Jordan MiddleHigh School EAST JORDAN | 322 | 40.4% | 40.9% |
| Springport High School SPRINGPORT | 273 | 41.0% | N/A |
| Athens JuniorSenor High School ATHENS | 256 | 40.2% | N/A |
| Charlevoix Middle High School CHARLEVOIX | 387 | 40.6% | 56.1% |
| Bellevue JrSr High School BELLEVUE | 281 | 44.1% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #17 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #26 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #452 of 844 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #107 of 548 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #243 of 550 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #385 of 654 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #385 of 436 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
311
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 311 | 19.4 | 16.0:1 | 41% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 18.7 | 18.3:1 | 46% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 16.3 | 20.7:1 | 45% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 17 | 18.8:1 | 51% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 15.9 | 20.6:1 | 47% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 50% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 15 | 19.4:1 | 42% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 16 | 17.6:1 | 35% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 319 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (326 to 311); teachers up 22% (15.9 to 19.4).
About Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School is a public high school run by Bark River-Harris School District in HARRIS, Michigan. The latest federal count shows 311 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 460-student average for high schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 32% lower.
The district, Bark River-Harris School District, operates 2 schools serving 721 students.
Most students at Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School are White: 82% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% multiracial, 7% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. Menominee County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School's 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.0:1. That ratio is under the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%. The 56% average for public schools in Menominee County is 15 points higher.
allk12 grades Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School is 6.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (54.2% versus 48.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School is located in Menominee County, where median household income is about $56,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School is one of 16 public schools in Menominee County, which together enroll about 3,979 students.
The school nearest to Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School is Bark RiverHarris Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 311 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 319. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.8:1 in 2020-21, and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Menominee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,247
Census ACS
Median income
$56,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,979 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bark River-Harris School District
- Bark RiverHarris Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Bark RiverHarris Elementary School0.0 mi · 410
- Hannahville Indian School2.9 mi · 175
- Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy2.9 mi · 182
- Phoenix Alternative High School8.1 mi · 36
- North Central Area Senior High School8.3 mi · 100
- North Central Middle School8.3 mi · 61
Frequently asked questions
About Bark RiverHarris JrSr High SchoolHow large is Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School?
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades 07-12.
Is Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School have?
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School?
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School reports a student body of 82% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School public or private?
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bark River-Harris School District.
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