Eastern Wayne Today

There were 2,581 students enrolled in The School District of the City of Harper Woods in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were African American, representing 88.7% of the The School District of the City of Harper Woods total enrollment.

The School District of the City of Harper Woods covers seven schools within Wayne County with its main office in Harper Woods. Among them, Harper Woods High School recorded the highest enrollment of 879 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
Beacon Elementary School	338
Harper Academy	94
Harper Woods High School	879
Harper Woods Middle School	313
Harper Woods Virtual Academy	624
Tyrone Elementary School	327