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Harrison Community High School

Public Grades 9-12

557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 25% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Harrison Community High School is a public high school serving 334 students in grades 9-12 in Harrison, Michigan. The school is part of the Harrison Community Schools district, which is ranked 483 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrison Community High School faces several academic challenges. The school consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels, including M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.3% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. The school's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated between 81.7% and 88.2% in recent years, which is generally lower than the state average. Additionally, Harrison Community High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with the percentage of chronically absent students ranging from 29.5% to 35.5% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Beaverton Junior-Senior High School, Marion High School, and Gladwin High School, Harrison Community High School generally underperforms on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. For example, Gladwin High School has a higher percentage of students proficient or better in M-Step Science (50% vs. 26.3%) and SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (65% vs. 39.7%) compared to Harrison Community High School. Despite these challenges, Harrison Community High School has a relatively high per-student spending of $15,012 to $19,010 in recent years, which is higher than the state average and some of the nearby schools.

281

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,012

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 S 5th St
Harrison, MI 48625-7341

(989) 539-7417

District: Harrison Community Schools

Feeder schools for Harrison Community High School:

Elementary:	Robert M Larson Elementary School
Middle:	Harrison Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2021 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg40%

557^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

483^rd of 613Harrison Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	557 of 739	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	401 of 743	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	333 of 735	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	428 of 531	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	478 of 561	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	468 of 666	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	573 of 824	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	531 of 835	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.0	549 of 852	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	563 of 832	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.6	548 of 799	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.5	558 of 805	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	489 of 773	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.7	545 of 784	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.6	466 of 765	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	477 of 754	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.0	544 of 750	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.4	429 of 767	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.9	447 of 705	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	502 of 629	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	434 of 619	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	368 of 611	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	378 of 416	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	373 of 462	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	461 of 554	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	573 of 710	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	340 of 635	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	229 of 654	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	171 of 614	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	41.8	252 of 369	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	325 of 417	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	348 of 532	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	508 of 755	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	462 of 628	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	307 of 633	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	259 of 611	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.1	353 of 440	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	447 of 472	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	396 of 543	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	445 of 707	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	24.0	244 of 315	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	564 of 639	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	477 of 638	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	349 of 647	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	404 of 492	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	468 of 516	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	506 of 582	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	581 of 708	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing40%-16 vs state

Science26%-9 vs state

Social Studies25%-17 vs state

Mathematics8%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Harrison Community High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harrison Community High School	Public	9-12	700 S 5th St	Harrison	48625	Clare County	Harrison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 539-7417	281	18	15.2	76.2%	258 (91.8%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	23.1	557^th of 739 public high schools	24.6%		42.9	401^st of 743 public high schools	46.0%	156			39.7	7.7						26.3		24.7	$15,012	$5,129	$9,883
Harrison Alternative Education	Public	9-12	420 W Spruce St	Harrison	48625	Clare County	Harrison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 539-7417	42	4	10.4	88.1%	37 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)												30.0	$20,715	$2,237	$18,477
Farwell Timberland Alternative High School	Public	8-12	2655 W Ludington Dr	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 588-7219	39	2	17.7	76.9%	37 (94.9%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$13,103	$1,678	$11,425
Farwell High School	Public, Magnet	8-12	480 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 588-9913	344	17	20.7	67.7%	312 (90.7%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	55.8	318^th of 739 public high schools	57.0%		66.3	202^nd of 743 public high schools	72.8%	116	60.5	14.5	50.7	23.7					32.4	36.8	28.4	50.0	$14,676	$2,362	$12,314
Clare Pioneer High School	Public	9-12	670 Ann Arbor Trl	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 386-3067	45	4	11.7	80.0%	41 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)													$25,604	$976	$24,629
Clare High School	Public	9-12	306 Schoolcrest Ave	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 386-7789	478	25	19.0	33.7%	438 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	82.6	92^nd of 739 public high schools	87.6%		80.5	113^th of 743 public high schools	84.8%	21			69.6	33.9						50.0		68.8	$12,937	$829	$12,109
Gladwin Community Alternative High School	Public	9-12	3982 W M 61	Gladwin	48624	Gladwin County	Gladwin Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 426-7341	23	0	7.0	78.3%	22 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$15,461	$791	$14,670
Gladwin High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Spring St	Gladwin	48624	Gladwin County	Gladwin Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 426-7341	486	20	24.1	40.1%	461 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	78.8	122^nd of 739 public high schools	83.5%		72.9	162^nd of 743 public high schools	78.2%	40			65.0	34.2						50.0		57.5	$11,612	$5,004	$6,609
Marion High School	Public	6-12	2213 20 Mile Rd	Marion	49665	Osceola County	Marion Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 743-2836	192	14	13.3	70.3%	172 (89.6%)	4 (2.1%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	59.1	281^st of 739 public high schools	62.0%		60.2	263^rd of 743 public high schools	64.6%	18	70.8	29.2			42.9	33.3	42.9	30.0	36.0	33.3	36.0	46.7	$15,382	$2,629	$12,754
Beaverton JuniorSenior High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	3090 Crockett Rd	Beaverton	48612	Gladwin County	Beaverton Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 246-3010	463	23	20.2	54.9%	424 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	23.6	552^nd of 739 public high schools	25.3%		31.2	501^st of 743 public high schools	32.6%	51	59.7	35.8	36.2	12.8	44.6	30.5	35.7	23.7	45.5	27.7	47.7	23.4	$16,828	$2,624	$14,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Community High School

What schools feed into Harrison Community High School?

Harrison Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Robert M Larson Elementary School
Middle : Harrison Middle School

How many students attend Harrison Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Harrison Community High School.

What district is Harrison Community High School in?

Harrison Community Schools

Is Harrison Community High School a good school?

Harrison Community High School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Community High School?

Students at Harrison Community High School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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