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Harper Creek Community Schools

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Harper Creek Community Schools is located in south Michigan. Harper Creek Community Schools has 74.15 square miles of land area and 1.24 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Harper Creek Community Schools population is 15,149. Harper Creek Community Schools median household income is $53,291 in 2010-2014. Harper Creek Community Schools median house value is $133,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Harper Creek Community Schools is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (260 out of 510, bottom 49%) Elementary/Middle School: (316 out of 516, bottom 39%)* Rank: #332
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	15,149 (2010-2014), rank #177
Population Growth	-1.67% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	200.92/sq mi, rank #209
Median Household Income:	$53,291 at 2010-2014—1.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #160
Median House Price:	$133,400 at 2010-2014—-5.72% increase since 2005-2009, rank #165
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	74.15 sq mi, rank #262
Water Area:	1.24 sq mi (1.65%), rank #275
State:	Michigan
County:	Calhoun County
City:	Battle Creek, Ceresco, Burlington, Marshall, East Leroy, Brownlee Park
Zip:	49014, 49033, 49029, 49068, 49051, 49015
Area:	Battle Creek, MI

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Harper Creek Community Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

7454 B Dr North

Battle Creek MI, 49014, Calhoun County

Phone: 269-441-6555

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,574	2,599	2,520	2,609	2,630	2,568	2,614
English Language Learner Students:	1	0	0	0	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	159.70	150.25	157.41	156.38	154.54	150.60	150.50
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	9.00	10.00	9.00	8.00	7.00	7.50	8.50
Elementary:	59.98	60.21	62.30	62.72	61.90	58.70	55.60
Secondary:	66.38	60.69	65.11	64.66	64.44	64.40	66.40
Ungraded:	24.34	19.35	21.00	20.00	20.20	19.00	19.00
Total Other Staff:	154.10	129.06	115.30	115.94	140.37	152.40	150.00
Instructional Aides:	50.47	42.12	39.04	37.04	34.04	31.60	24.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	3.02	4.02	5.02	4.00	6.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.50	4.50	5.00	4.50	4.50	4.50	5.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.50	2.00	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	6.04	6.04	4.23	4.98	4.98	4.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
School Administrators:	10.52	9.52	7.75	5.00	5.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrative Support:	9.54	10.09	12.00	13.10	14.05	14.00	15.00
Student Support Services:	5.40	4.50	3.00	4.50	4.50	6.80	4.80
Other Support Services:	58.63	45.29	36.26	37.80	64.28	76.50	77.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.12	17.30	16.01	16.68	17.02	17.05	17.37

Schools

Beadle Lake Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	8175 C Dr North, Battle Creek MI 49014
Harper Creek Center For Academic Achievement	Grade 6 to Grade 12	7454 B Dr North, Battle Creek MI 49014
Harper Creek High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	12677 Beadle Lake Rd, Battle Creek MI 49014
Harper Creek Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	7290 B Dr North, Battle Creek MI 49014
Sonoma Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	4640 B Dr South, Battle Creek MI 49015
Wattles Park Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	132 Wattles Rd South, Battle Creek MI 49014

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	64.1%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	69%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	78%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	66.9%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	61.3%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	66.9%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	70.3%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	69.7%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.2%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.7%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.8%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.2%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.2%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	39.3%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	31.8%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.3%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.5%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.6%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	36.3%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	48.3%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	61.9%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	65.1%	61.1%
2006	Listening	4th Grade	% met std	64.6%	62.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.4%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.9%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.4%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.5%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	37.3%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	38.3%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.9%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40.2%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	37.4%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.9%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.9%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.2%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.9%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.2%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	33%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	38.5%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.2%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.6%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.7%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.7%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.8%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.1%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85.9%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.9%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	11.8%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	8.7%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.9%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46.4%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	53.8%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.4%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.7%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.9%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.7%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.2%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.1%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	30.9%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.6%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.5%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.4%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.3%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.2%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.4%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	34%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	25.6%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76.3%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	70.6%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	74.9%	75.7%
2006	Listening	7th Grade	% met std	51.9%	50%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58.3%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.1%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.1%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.2%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36.7%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	28.8%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.3%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.5%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.7%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.7%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.3%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74.5%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	67.7%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	79.9%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74.3%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	39.8%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	43.9%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.4%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	17.1%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34.4%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.3%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.4%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.8%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.9%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77.3%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.7%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	7.6%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	18.5%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	73.5%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	64.6%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	18.4%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	15.5%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	51.2%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	47.2%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	39.3%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	49.5%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	45.7%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.3%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56.5%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	44%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23.4%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	20%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.5%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	58.6%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	49.3%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.4%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50.5%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64.2%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.3%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	53.9%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	58.9%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	67%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	21.5%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	19%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	81.7%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	80.4%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	81.1%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	79.3%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	82%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	33.2%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	25%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	36.4%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	36%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	31.4%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	41.3%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	43%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	44.9%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	43%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$27,166,000	$10,780		$27,931,000	$10,706		$26,366,000	$10,025
Federal:	$1,568,000	$622	5.8%	$1,697,000	$650	6.1%	$1,758,000	$668	6.7%
State:	$16,228,000	$6,440	59.7%	$16,597,000	$6,361	59.4%	$16,176,000	$6,151	61.4%
Local:	$9,370,000	$3,718	34.5%	$9,637,000	$3,694	34.5%	$8,432,000	$3,206	32.0%
Total Expenditures:	$27,794,000	$11,029		$26,061,000	$9,989		$29,027,000	$11,037
Total Current Expenditures:	$24,344,000	$9,660		$22,999,000	$8,815		$22,189,000	$8,437
Instructional Expenditures:	$15,666,000	$6,217	64.4%	$14,734,000	$5,647	64.1%	$14,120,000	$5,369	63.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,247,000	$495	5.1%	$1,287,000	$493	5.6%	$1,104,000	$420	5.0%
Administration:	$3,007,000	$1,193	12.4%	$2,741,000	$1,051	11.9%	$2,589,000	$984	11.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,424,000	$1,756	18.2%	$4,237,000	$1,624	18.4%	$4,376,000	$1,664	19.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$806,000	$320		$357,000	$137		$4,073,000	$1,549
Construction:	$459,000	$182		$210,000	$80		$1,250,000	$475
Total Other:	$45,000	$18		$37,000	$14		$7,000	$3
Interest on Debt:	$2,582,000	$1,025		$2,666,000	$1,022		$2,753,000	$1,047

Total Salary:	$12,254,000	$4,863		$11,729,000	$4,496		$12,233,000	$4,651
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,436,000	$3,744	77.0%	$9,011,000	$3,454	76.8%	$9,050,000	$3,441	74.0%
Other Salary:	$2,818,000	$1,118	23.0%	$2,718,000	$1,042	23.2%	$3,183,000	$1,210	26.0%
Total Benefit:	$6,945,000	$2,756		$6,379,000	$2,445		$6,025,000	$2,291
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,243,000	$2,081	75.5%	$4,877,000	$1,869	76.5%	$4,301,000	$1,635	71.4%
Other Benefit:	$1,702,000	$675	24.5%	$1,502,000	$576	23.5%	$1,724,000	$656	28.6%

* Harper Creek Community Schools was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.