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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
352
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.2% 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
10%
38%
10%
44%
10%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

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

Grade 7

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

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

100 80 60 40 20 0
88
88
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 48 13.6%
Grade 1 42 11.9%
Grade 2 44 12.5%
Grade 3 36 10.2%
Grade 4 38 10.8%
Grade 5 43 12.2%
Grade 6 28 8.0%
Grade 7 37 10.5%
Grade 8 36 10.2%
Total 352 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.1% 1.1% 67.0%
Black 95.1% 95.1% 19.1%
Hispanic 2.6% 2.6% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.3% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.9% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 93.5% 93.5% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 92.6% 92.6% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.9% 0.9% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 178
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 26.0%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 10.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $3,466 $1,220,000 39.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $361 $127,000 4.1%
Staff $483 $170,000 5.5%
General Administration $1,315 $463,000 15.0%
School Administration $651 $229,000 7.4%
Operation $1,474 $519,000 16.9%
Transportation $358 $126,000 4.1%
Other $403 $142,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,045 $1,776,000 57.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $239 $84,000 2.7%
Total Expenditures $8,750 $3,080,000 100.0%
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%