Summary:
The Bark River-Harris School District in Michigan has only one high school, Bark River-Harris Jr Sr High School, which serves grades 7-12. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and overall performance rating in recent years, dropping from 339th out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 453rd out of 739 in 2024-2025.
Academically, Bark River-Harris Jr Sr High School outperforms the state average in some subject areas, such as 7th-grade ELA and 8th-grade science and social studies. However, the school underperforms the state average in other areas, including 7th-grade math, 11th-grade science and social studies, and 11th-grade SAT math. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 7.6% is higher than the state average.
The school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (45.75%), suggesting that the student population may face socioeconomic challenges that could impact their academic performance. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, which may be an effort to address the needs of the student population.
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