Harbor Beach Elementary School

Harbor Beach Elementary School is a primary school of cozy scale in HARBOR BEACH, Michigan, run under Harbor Beach Community Schools, hosting 165 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Harbor Beach Community Schools (483 students total), Harbor Beach Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Harbor Beach Elementary School records that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Huron County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $58,870 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harbor Beach Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Huron County (combined enrollment of about 4,235 students).

The closest other public school is Harbor Beach Community High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Harbor Beach Elementary School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 168 students in 2018 compared to 165 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.