MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
Data showed that Houghton County welcomed 5,274 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 17 schools in Houghton County, Houghton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 33 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 Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Houghton Elementary School | 5.1 | 643 |
Houghton Central High School | 4.3 | 461 |
Houghton Middle School | 4.7 | 341 |
Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools | 0.3 | 376 |
Copper Country Learning Center | 1.3 | 78 |
E. B. Holman Elementary School | 0.5 | 182 |
Jeffers High School | 0.4 | 254 |
Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School | 0 | 515 |
Barkell Elementary School | 0 | 272 |
Calumet High School | 0 | 485 |
Washington Middle School | 0 | 291 |
Chassell K-12 School | 0 | 197 |
Hancock Middle-High School | 0 | 332 |
South Range Elementary School | 0 | 212 |
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K-12 School | 0 | 306 |
Copper Island Academy | 0 | 324 |
Elm River Township School | 0 | 5 |
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