Harbor Beach Community Schools

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Harbor Beach Community Schools
Address
402 South 5th Street [1]
Harbor Beach
, Michigan , 48441
United States
District information
TypePublic school district
Grades Pre-K to 12
SuperintendentWilliam Chilman [2]
Schools3 [3]
NCES District ID 2600007 [3]
Students and staff
Students477 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers28.68 (on FTE basis) [3]
Staff62.19 (on FTE basis) [3]
Student–teacher ratio16.63 (2023-2024) [3]
District mascotPirates
Colors Orange and Black   
Other information
Website www.hbpirates.org

Harbor Beach Community Schools is a public school district in Huron County, Michigan. It serves Harbor Beach, and parts of the townships of Bloomfield, Rubicon, Sand Beach, Sherman, and Sigel. [4] It also serves Forestville and part of Delaware Township in Sanilac County. [1]

Contents

Its school at 402 South 5th Street contains preschool through 12th grade. [3] [5] The school colors are orange and black; and the mascot is a pirate. Students may attend the Huron Area Technical Center in the eleventh and twelfth grade. [6]

History

The previous Harbor Beach High School was a 3-story brick and stone building with a central bell tower. [7] It was built in 1904 on the corner of State and Fifth Streets after the school it replaced, built in 1860, burned down. [8]

The 1904 school burned down in November 1946. While the current building was constructed, high school classes were held at the Community House. [9]

The current high school opened in fall 1949 and originally held grades five to twelve. [10] A new elementary school opened on Trescott Street in 1971. Designed by Charles Valentine of Marysville, it used an open classroom concept that was innovative at the time. [11] [12]

In 2001, a bond issue passed to replace the elementary school (renamed Ramsey-Robertson Elementary) with a new addition to the high school building. [13] The elementary school was torn down in 2003 as the newly renovated and expanded Harbor Beach Community School opened. As of fall 2003, all Harbor Beach students share a single building at 402 South Fifth Street. [14] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Sanilac County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ Harbor Beach Community Schools. "District Staff" . Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Harbor Beach Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Huron County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ Harbor Beach Community High School in Harbor Beach, Michigan / MI
  6. ↑ Harbor Beach Community Schools. "Schools" . Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ Editorial staff of Harbor Beach High School yearbook. Harbor Beach High School 1913. p. 1.
  8. ↑ Editorial staff of Harbor Beach High School yearbook. Harbor Beach High School 1948. p. 3.
  9. ↑ "Open house today at new Harbor Beach Community School". The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.). September 4, 1949. p. 14.
  10. ↑ "New school building officially opened in thumb". The Bay City Times (Bay City, Mich.). September 11, 1949. p. 12.
  11. ↑ "Harbor Beach Elementary school groundbreaking". Harbor Beach Times. July 9, 1970. p. 2.
  12. ↑ "Elementary principal retires". Harbor Beach Times. June 7, 1973. p. 2.
  13. ↑ Michigan Department of Treasury. "STATE QUALIFIED SCHOOL BOND ELECTION RESULTS HURON COUNTY Harbor Beach Community Schools" . Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  14. ↑ Gilchrist, Tom (October 13, 2003). "All together now". The Bay City Times (Bay City, Mich.). p. 8C.


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