Bark River-Harris School District

Bark River-Harris School District is a school district headquartered in Harris, Michigan. It includes sections of Delta County and Menominee County: Bark River Township in Delta County,[1] and the majority of Harris Township in Menominee County.[2]

It is served by the Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District.[3]

History

In 2018 the Hannahville Indian Community gave the district $3.9 million so it could build an expansion, and voters passed a millage so the remainder of the funds for expansion could be obtained.[4] In June 2019 the expansion and renovation project began. The total cost was $4 million.[5] The expansion is to house the child development facility.[6]

Student body

Most students live in the settlements of Harris, Bark River, Schaffer, and Wilson.[3]

Circa 1975 the average class size was 30 students. The Native American students reported discrimination and had a dropout rate of 85%, prompting the tribe to establish the Hannahville Indian School.[7]

References
  1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Delta County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2022. - Text list
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Menominee County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2022. - Text list
  3. "Home". Bark River-Harris School District. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. MacLean, Brianna (November 19, 2019). "Bark River-Harris Schools expansion update". WJMN UP Matters. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  5. Kell, Clarissa (June 7, 2019). "Bark River-Harris renovation begins". Daily Press. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  6. Kilgren, Ryan (July 23, 2019). "Construction underway of Bark River-Harris schools". WLUC-TV. Gray Television, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  7. Volgenau, Gerald (January 9, 1990). "All-Indian school puts heritage in classroom". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. pp. 3A, 4A. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.


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