Gus Harrison Correctional Facility

Gus Harrison Correctional Facility is one of the minimally staffed 9-12 campuss in ADRIAN, Michigan, part of Michigan Department of Corrections, with 5 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Gus Harrison Correctional Facility sits 99% leaner than that benchmark.

Gus Harrison Correctional Facility is one of 14 schools operated by Michigan Department of Corrections, a district that instructs 83 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Gus Harrison Correctional Facility lists that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 40% White. By comparison, Lenawee County as a whole is about 2% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lenawee County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,518, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lenawee County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,256 students), of which Gus Harrison Correctional Facility is one.

The closest other public school is Adrian Community High School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gus Harrison Correctional Facility.

Gus Harrison Correctional Facility operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 50%: 10 students in 2018 compared to 5 in 2025.

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