UP Gazette

There were 731 students enrolled in Bark River-Harris School District in the 2022-23 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 84.0% of the Bark River-Harris School District total enrollment.

Bark River-Harris School District covers two schools within Menominee County with its main office in Harris. Among them, Bark River-Harris Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 393 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School	Total Enrollment
Bark River-Harris Elementary School	393
Bark River-Harris Junior-Senior High School	338