Harper Creek Community Schools

Harper Creek Community Schools
Address
7454 B Drive North [1] Battle Creek , Calhoun , Michigan , 49014 United States
District information
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten-12
Superintendent	Rob Ridgeway [2]
Schools	5 [3]
Budget	$38,596,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID	2617730 [3]
Students and staff
Students	2,863 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers	161.33 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff	340.59 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio	17.75 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website	www.harpercreek.net

Harper Creek Community Schools is a public school district in Calhoun County, Michigan. It serves Emmett Township and parts of Battle Creek, Brownlee Park, Fredonia Township, Leroy Township, Marshall Township, Newton Township, and Pennfield Township. ^[4]

History

Formerly known as Calhoun Rural Agricultural school district, Harper Creek Community Schools took its present name in 1955. ^[5] It had an enrollment of about 1,700 that year. Calhoun Rural Agricultural school district had formed in 1949 by the consolidation of schoolhouse districts in the area. ^[6] As of fall 1957, the high school only went up to grade ten. ^[7] A new high school building opened in 1958. ^[8]

The current Harper Creek High School was completed in 2005. The former high school then became the middle school. ^[9]

Schools

Schools in Harper Creek Community Schools district ^{[10] [3]}

School	Address	Notes
Harper Creek High School	12677 Beadle Lake Road, Battle Creek	Grades 9-12. Built 2005. [9]
Harper Creek Middle School	7290 B Drive North, Battle Creek	Grades 5-8. Formerly Harper Creek High School. [9]
Beadle Lake Elementary	8175 C Drive North, Battle Creek	Grades PreK-4
Sonoma Elementary	4640 B Drive South, Battle Creek	Grades K-4
Wattles Park Elementary	132 South Wattles Road, Battle Creek	Grades K-4

References

1. Harper Creek Community Schools. "Harper Creek Community Schools" . Retrieved July 6, 2025.
2. Harper Creek Community Schools. "Superintendent Ridgeway" . Retrieved July 6, 2025.
3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Harper Creek Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
4. Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Calhoun County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved July 6, 2025.
5. "Calhoun Rural district now Harper Creek". Battle Creek Enquirer. December 23, 1955. p. 1.
6. "School district wants building program". Battle Creek Enquirer. December 23, 1955. p. 8.
7. "Harper Creek plays Northwest tonight". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 10, 1957. p. 22.
8. "Harper Creek, Lakeview expand plant". Battle Creek Enquirer. January 1, 1959. p. 8.
9. Hanna, Stacy (May 2, 2005). "Ribbon officially cut for Harper Creek High School". Battle Creek Enquirer. p. 3.
10. Harper Creek Community Schools. "Our Schools" . Retrieved July 6, 2025.