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Barber Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
45 E Buena Vista St
Highland Park, MI 48203
Phone
(313) 957-3005
District
Highland Park Public School Academy System
County
WAYNE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
280
Classroom Teachers
3

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.5% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Barber Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
43%
10%
42%
10%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
42%
10%
45%
10%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
38%
20%
44%
20%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
34%
10%
38%
10%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
34%
20%
37%
20%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
112
112
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 30 10.7%
Grade 1 33 11.8%
Grade 2 30 10.7%
Grade 3 46 16.4%
Grade 4 30 10.7%
Grade 5 26 9.3%
Grade 6 32 11.4%
Grade 7 26 9.3%
Grade 8 27 9.6%
Total 280 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.4% 0.4% 67.0%
Black 96.0% 96.0% 19.1%
Hispanic 3.3% 3.3% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 94.6% 94.6% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 94.3% 94.3% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 0.4% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.3%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 11.6%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,168 $1,167,000 34.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $636 $178,000 5.3%
Staff $979 $274,000 8.1%
General Administration $543 $152,000 4.5%
School Administration $775 $217,000 6.4%
Operation $2,221 $622,000 18.4%
Transportation $68 $19,000 0.6%
Other $1,696 $475,000 14.1%
Total Support $6,918 $1,937,000 57.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $982 $275,000 8.1%
Total Expenditures $12,068 $3,379,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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