Garber High School Explained

Garber High School
Streetaddress:213 Pine Street
Zipcode:48732
Country:United States
Superintendent:Justin Ralston
Principal:Brian Campbell
Schooltype:Public
Grades:9–12
Teaching Staff:44.57 (on a FTE basis)
Nickname:Dukes
Colors: Columbia Blue, White
Established:1964
Enrollment:514 (2022-23)[1]
Ratio:11.53
Footnotes:[2]

Garber High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12 located in Essexville, Michigan. It lies within the Essexville-Hampton school district in Bay County. It is located adjacent to Cramer Junior High School.

History

Garber High School opened for classes in the fall of 1964 and was dedicated in 1965. The school was built on farm property acquired from the Garber family. The Garber farm was founded by John and Melissa Garber in the 1800s. The farm was passed on to Otto Garber and his wife Mabel. In addition to farming, Otto Garber was a president in the village of Essexville. Garber sold the land to the district in the early 1960s.

Campus

Garber has five computer labs, including a 'MacIntosh' lab, designed for a variety of applications from computer assisted drafting and design to accounting. The Mac Lab was removed in the 2010s. The building also features a state of the art technology hall with a rear projection screen. As with other buildings in the district, Garber added technology to all classrooms and the media center with the passage of the bond issue in 1997. It was announced in 2024 that the school campus would house a new Regional STEM Center.[3]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the students enrolled in 2021-22 was:[4]

20.03% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garber High School. National Center for Education Statistics. June 28, 2024.
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Details for Garber High School. nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. 27 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Essexville-Hampton Public Schools Awarded $1 Million Grant for Regional STEM Center . 2024-04-16 . www.e-hps.net . en.
  4. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Garber High School. nces.ed.gov. EN. 2018-12-18.