Harper Woods School District
School district in Michigan, USA
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Harper Woods School District is a public school district in Metro Detroit. It serves part of Harper Woods, Michigan.[3]
| Harper Woods School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
19851 Anita Street[1]
, Wayne, Michigan, 48838United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
| Superintendent | Steven McGhee[1] |
| Schools | 7[2] |
| Budget | $43,487,000 2022-2023 expenditures[2] |
| NCES District ID | 2617760[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 3,041 (2024-2025)[2] |
| Teachers | 97.1 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[2] |
| Staff | 271.95 FTE (2024-2025)[2] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 31.32 (2024-2025)[2] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
History
In 2003 the district twice attempted to pass a $42 million bond that called for replacing all three school buildings. Both attempts failed, with the first failing by 25 votes and the second failing by 700 votes. If either attempted passed, each Harper Woods School District taxpayer would have had to pay an extra amount over $260 per year for 30 years. Daniel Danosky, the superintendent, said that if the district decided to renovate, the cost would be about $32 million. He argued that it would make more sense to instead build new and pay $42 million.[4]
As of March 2004, of the 3,600 households within the school district, less than 25% had school-aged children. Not all of them were enrolled in the public school system. As a result, the residents of the Harper Woods School District had a reluctance to pass school bonds.[4]
In September 2004, a $34,450,000 ($58 million in 2025 dollars) bond issue passed to build a new high school on the site of the former high school. The designer of the new building was Wold Architects and Engineers.[5]
In 2013 board members considered the possibility of a school uniform policy.[6] As of 2016[update] all schools now have uniform policies.[7]
The National Clearinghouse for Educational Statistics includes Harper Woods Virtual Academy, an online school headquartered at 19872 Kelly Road in Harper Woods, in the school district's enrollment total. The district does not include the school on its website.[1] As of the 2023-2024 school year, the online school enrolled 746 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[2]
Schools
| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Elementary | 19475 Beaconsfield, Harper Woods | Grades PreK-2 |
| Tyrone Elementary | 19525 Tyrone, Harper Woods | Grades 3-5 |
| Harper Woods Middle School | 19800 Anita, Harper Woods | Grades 6-8. Also known as Triumph Middle School. |
| Harper Woods High School | 20225 Beaconsfield, Harper Woods | Grades 9-12 |
| Harper Woods Virtual Academy | 19872 Kelly Rd., Harper Woods | |
| College & Career Institute | 20570 Kelly Rd., Harper Woods |
