Harbor High School

Harbor High School, a micro-enrollment senior high in WHITE LAKE, Michigan, run under Huron Valley Schools, caters to 133 students, covering grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 71% smaller than typical.

Across the 16 schools in Huron Valley Schools (7,372 students total), Harbor High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Harbor High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Oakland County) logs that median household income runs about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Harbor High School is one campus in the mix.

Huron Valley Adult Education is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Harbor High School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 137 (now 133). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 4% to 10% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Harbor High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.