📍 213 Pine St, Essexville, Bay County, 48732
Garber High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Essexville, Bay County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Essexville-Hampton Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garber High School enrolls 514 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 464 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 514 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 155 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garber High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-80, state senate district 31, state house district 96.
Garber High School is one of 4 schools in Essexville-Hampton Public Schools, based in ESSEXVILLE, Michigan. The district serves 1,523 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 514 students, Garber High School is larger than the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small