UP Gazette

There were 1,359 students enrolled in Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.5% of them were girls, and 49.5% were boys.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 95.1% of the Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw total enrollment.

Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw covers four schools within Houghton County with its main office in Calumet. Among them, Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 515 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, 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.

School	Total Enrollment
CHS-Horizons School	68
Calumet High School	485
Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School	515
Washington Middle School	291