Harper Woods High School

Located at 20225 BEACONSFIELD ST, in HARPER WOODS, Michigan, Harper Woods High School is a sprawling high school that works with 877 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Harper Woods The School District of the City of. That puts it 91% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within Harper Woods The School District of the City of, which oversees 6 schools and 3,041 students, Harper Woods High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Harper Woods High School shows that nearly all students (97%) are Black. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harper Woods High School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chandler Park Academy High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Harper Woods High School.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harper Woods High School has expanded 50%, going from 583 students in 2018 to 877 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 25.1:1 today.

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