UP Gazette

There were 109 multiracial students enrolled in Houghton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.8% more 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, multiracial students comprised 2.1% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Houghton County, Houghton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 21 students.

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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	% of multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Houghton Elementary School	3.3	643
Houghton Middle School	4.1	341
Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School	2.3	515
Houghton Central High School	2.4	461
Barkell Elementary School	4	272
Calumet High School	1.9	485
Washington Middle School	3.1	291
Chassell K-12 School	3.6	197
Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools	0.8	376
Hancock Middle-High School	0.9	332
South Range Elementary School	1.4	212
Copper Country Learning Center	3.8	78
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K-12 School	0.7	306
E. B. Holman Elementary School	0.5	182
Copper Island Academy	0	324
Jeffers High School	0	254
Elm River Township School	0	5