Harrison Alternative Education

As a tiny high school in HARRISON, Michigan, Harrison Alternative Education instructs 42 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Harrison Community Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Harrison Alternative Education sits 91% leaner than that benchmark.

Harrison Community Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,184 students; Harrison Alternative Education is among them.

Looking at the student body, Harrison Alternative Education lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander.

In terms of school funding signals, Harrison Alternative Education records 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at Harrison Alternative Education qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clare County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clare County) records that median household income runs about $49,384, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Harrison Alternative Education is one of 13 public schools in Clare County (combined enrollment of about 3,785 students).

Robert M Larson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Harrison Alternative Education.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Harrison Alternative Education's enrollment has grew 180% since 2018, when it stood at 15 (now 42). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 100% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 5.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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