Benton Harbor High Freshman Academ School in Benton Harbor, Michigan (MI)

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465 S. MCCORD ST.
Benton Harbor, MI 49022

County: Berrien
Grade span: 9 - 9

Phone: (269) 605-1600 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Enrollment in Benton Harbor High Freshman Academ School

2007 Student Enrollment: 345

Female Enrollment : 154
Male Enrollment : 191

9th Grade Enrollment : 345

9th Grade Female Enrollment : 154

9th Grade Male Enrollment : 191

White Enrollment (%): 1.2%

This school:	1.2%
State average from 3483 schools:	70.4%

Black Enrollment (%): 97.4%

Here:	97.4%
State average from 3483 schools:	20.2%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 1.5%

Benton Harbor High Freshman Academ School:	1.5%
State average from 3483 schools:	4.9%

Genders in Benton Harbor High Freshman Academ School

Races in Benton Harbor High Freshman Academ School

2006 Student Enrollment: 309

Female Enrollment : 142
Male Enrollment : 167

9th Grade Enrollment : 309

9th Grade Female Enrollment : 142

9th Grade Male Enrollment : 167

White Enrollment (%): 3.2%

This school:	3.2%
State average from 3572 schools:	70.3%

Black Enrollment (%): 94.8%

This school:	94.8%
State average from 3572 schools:	20.5%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 1.9%

Here:	1.9%
State average from 3572 schools:	4.7%

Genders in Benton Harbor High Freshman Academ School

Races in Benton Harbor High Freshman Academ School

2005 Student Enrollment: 340

Female Enrollment : 174
Male Enrollment : 166

9th Grade Enrollment : 340

9th Grade Female Enrollment : 174

9th Grade Male Enrollment : 166

White Enrollment (%): 1.2%

Here:	1.2%
State average from 3644 schools:	70.9%

Black Enrollment (%): 98.5%

Here:	98.5%
State average from 3644 schools:	20.5%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 3644 schools:	4.6%

Genders in Benton Harbor High Freshman Academ School

Races in Benton Harbor High Freshman Academ School

School Safety Practices:

Warning codes used to alert faculty of a critical incident : Yes
Tactical evacuation route for students or entry routes for emergency support teams : Yes
Off-site staging area for assembly and communication at the onset of critical incident : Yes
Emergency communication tree or plan : Yes
Facility blueprints and site plan on file with emergency support team : Yes
Control access to site during school hours (doors locked or monitored) : Yes
Control access to grounds during school hours (gates locked or monitored) : Yes
Students required to pass through metal detectors each day : Yes
Visitors required to pass through metal detectors : Yes
Campus closed for most students during lunch : Yes
Integrated home-land security in school practices into school safety plans : Yes
Random sweeps for weapons : Yes
Require clear book bags or ban book bags : No
Require students to wear badges or picture IDs : Yes
Require staff to wear badges or picture IDs : Yes
Provide staff training in risk assessment : Yes
Security cameras used to monitor the school : Yes
Telephones provided in most classrooms : Yes
Emergency button provided in lavatories : No
In compliance with the state law that requires that a student who brings a firearm to school be expelled for one year : Yes
In compliance with Elem. and Sec. Edu. Act (ESEA), that requires referral to juvenile delinquency system of any student who brings a firearm to school : Yes
School wide training in positive behavioral support and interventions : Yes

School Safety Plans:

Safety plan exists - Shootings : Yes
Safety plan exists - Riots : Yes
Safety plan exists - Bomb scares or comparable threats (excluding fire) : Yes
Safety plan exists - Disaster planning (tornadoes, floods, chemical spill, etc.) : Yes
Safety plan exists - Hostages : Yes
Safety plan exists - Lock down : Yes

School Prevention Programs:

Implemented a violence prevention curriculum : Yes
Practiced behavior modification/intervention with students : Yes
Provided group counseling (social work) or therapeutic activity for students : Yes
Provided peer mentoring or coaching program : Yes
Provided peer mediation (student court) in resolving conduct problems : Yes
Provided conflict resolution training to staff and students : Yes
Provided programs that promote a sense of social integration among students : Yes
Established a hot line for students to report problems : No
Provided training and assistance in classroom management to teachers : Yes
Revised or reviewed school wide discipline policy : Yes
Made architectural or environmental modifications to reduce crime or violence : Yes
Used a paid law enforcement or security service : Yes
Implemented a drug prevention service : No
Conducted community service projects on prevention : No
Implemented teacher/staff training on violence/drug prevention : No
Conducted public/parent awareness activities on violence/drug prevention : Yes
Offered after-school or before-school programs : No
Provided alternative education programs : No
Underwent curriculum acquisition or development : Yes
Provided services for out-of-school youth (school-age) : No
Administered special one-time events (not included in the above mentioned programs) : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence-prevention services via joint service delivery (including referrals) : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via teacher/staff training : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via public awareness activities : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via fund raising : No
Allowed students to participate in the design, delivery or critiquing of a drug or violence prevention program : No
Balanced and restorative justice conferencing (aka transformative conferencing) : No

Attendance Statistics:

Attendance Rate (2006): 93.0%

Here:	93.0%
State average from 3668 schools:	93.6%

Attendance Rate (2005): 94.0%

Here:	94.0%
State average from 3919 schools:	92.3%

2006 Expulsion statistics:

Expulsions - Violence : 4
Expulsions - Dangerous Weapons : 1

2005 Expulsion statistics:

Expulsions - Violence : 1
Expulsions - Prohibited Substances : 1
Expulsions - Prohibited Behaviors : 1