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There were 4,986 white students enrolled in Houghton County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Houghton County welcomed 5,274 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 94.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 11 districts in Houghton County, Houghton-Portage Township School District recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,310 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Houghton County.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Adams Township School District	98.1%	466
Chassell Township School District	92.9%	197
Copper Country ISD	87.8%	222
Copper Island Academy	99.4%	324
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area K-12 School	95.8%	306
Elm River Township School District	100%	5
Hancock Public Schools	95.4%	604
Houghton-Portage Township School District	90.7%	1,445
Lake Linden-Hubbell School District	97.9%	376
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw	95.1%	1,359
Stanton Township Public Schools	96.2%	182