Elementary Schools in Harbor Beach Community Schools

Summary:

Harbor Beach Community Schools has only one elementary school, Harbor Beach Elementary School, which serves students from preschool through 5th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 724 out of 1,470 Michigan elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 932 out of 1,486 in 2023-2024.

Harbor Beach Elementary School's academic performance is mixed, with some grades performing above the state average in certain subjects, while others are below. For example, in 2024-2025, 5th-grade students performed better than the state average in English Language Arts and Math, but worse in Science. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1, which could be a positive factor, but it also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is a concern.

Economically, the school serves a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (58.05% in 2023-2024), indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $16,199, which is higher than the state average. Overall, the data suggests that Harbor Beach Community Schools may need to address the unique challenges and needs of its economically disadvantaged student population to improve academic outcomes at Harbor Beach Elementary School.

District Detail

402 S 5th St
Harbor Beach, MI 48441-1386

(989) 479-3261

SchoolDigger Rank:
366^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 483

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harbor Beach Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	402 S 5th St	Harbor Beach	48441	Huron County	Harbor Beach Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 479-3261	165	14	11.6	52.7%	160 (97.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	39.6	873^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	41.3%		35.2	932^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	37.3%	59	31.0	28.6	42.9	37.9	28.6	39.3	28.6	32.1	$16,199	$1,897	$14,301

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District	Distance	# of Schools
Sigel Township S/D #4F	6.79 mi	1
Port Hope Community Schools	7.4 mi	1
Sigel Township S/D #3F	10.02 mi	1
Verona Township S/D #1F	11.44 mi	1
Church School District	16.58 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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