Harper Creek Community Schools, Michigan

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Harper Creek Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,863 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Harper Creek Community Schools is a school district in Michigan (Calhoun County). During the 2024 school year, 2,863 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Harper Creek Community Schools consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Chae Waterson
Erin Allwardt2030
Dale Borders2030
Brad Halverson2028
Sara Wallace2028
Beau Bess2026
Barry Smith2026

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,825,000 $1,751 11%
Local: $13,067,000 $4,741 30%
State: $25,012,000 $9,075 58%
Total: $42,904,000 $15,567
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $38,596,000 $14,004
Total Current Expenditures: $36,205,000 $13,136
Instructional Expenditures: $22,861,000 $8,294 59%
Student and Staff Support: $2,396,000 $869 6%
Administration: $4,083,000 $1,481 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,865,000 $2,490 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $441,000 $160
Construction: $159,000 $57
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $302,000 $109
Interest on Debt: $1,641,000 $595


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25 21-39 <=20 11-19 <50 15-19 27
2018-2019 34 <50 11-19 30-34 <50 25-29 35
2017-2018 30 >=50 <=10 25-29 <50 20-24 31
2016-2017 32 >=50 <=10 20-24 <50 20-24 33
2015-2016 31 <50 <=20 25-29 21-39 25-29 32
2014-2015 33 <50 11-19 25-29 21-39 20-29 34
2013-2014 36 60-79 <=20 25-29 <50 30-39 37
2012-2013 33 >=50 <=20 20-29 <50 20-29 34
2011-2012 34 >=50 <=20 15-19 <50 20-29 35
2010-2011 81 >=50 60-79 70-79 >=50 60-79 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40 40-59 21-39 30-39 <50 30-34 41
2018-2019 45 <50 20-29 35-39 <50 35-39 47
2017-2018 32 <50 11-19 20-24 <50 30-34 34
2016-2017 45 >=50 11-19 30-34 <50 40-44 47
2015-2016 46 >=50 <=20 35-39 40-59 35-39 47
2014-2015 49 <50 20-29 35-39 40-59 40-49 50
2013-2014 68 40-59 40-59 55-59 >=50 70-79 69
2012-2013 63 >=50 21-39 50-59 >=50 60-69 64
2011-2012 63 >=50 21-39 40-44 >=50 60-69 65
2010-2011 83 >=50 60-79 70-79 >=50 >=80 84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 96 PS >=50 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 93 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 90 PS >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 92 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 91 PS PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 86 PS PS PS PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,863 1.5
2022-2023 2,819 2.2
2021-2022 2,756 1.7
2020-2021 2,710 -3.1
2019-2020 2,793 -1.3
2018-2019 2,828 1.2
2017-2018 2,793 0.3
2016-2017 2,784 2.6
2015-2016 2,712 2.1
2014-2015 2,655 3.1
2013-2014 2,574 -1.0
2012-2013 2,599 3.0
2011-2012 2,520 -3.5
2010-2011 2,609 -0.8
2009-2010 2,630 2.4
2008-2009 2,568 -1.8
2007-2008 2,614 0.8
2006-2007 2,592 -1.3
2005-2006 2,626 -3.6
2004-2005 2,721 1.2
2003-2004 2,687 -1.2
2002-2003 2,720 1.5
2001-2002 2,680 3.3
2000-2001 2,591 -3.4
1999-2000 2,680 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Harper Creek Community Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 3.7
Black 2.8 18.2
Hispanic 5.7 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.1
Two or More Races 8.6 5.3
White 81.7 63.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Harper Creek Community Schools had 161.33 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.75.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 13.00
Elementary: 63.84
Secondary: 72.77
Total: 161.33

Harper Creek Community Schools employed 9.91 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.91
District Administrative Support: 12.10
School Administrators: 8.00
School Administrative Support: 3.63
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 33.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.99
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.99
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 4.50
Student Support Services: 13.51
Other Support Services: 85.72


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Harper Creek Community Schools operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Beadle Lake Elementary School338PK-4
Harper Creek High School8639-12
Harper Creek Middle School8965-8
Sonoma Elementary383KG-4
Wattles Park Elementary School383KG-4

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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