UP Gazette

There were 52 Hispanic students enrolled in Houghton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% 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, Hispanic students comprised 1% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Houghton County, Dollar BayTamarack City Area K-12 School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 11 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K-12 School	3.6	306
Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School	1.7	515
Houghton Central High School	1.1	461
Barkell Elementary School	1.8	272
Washington Middle School	1.7	291
Houghton Middle School	1.2	341
Hancock Middle-High School	1.2	332
Jeffers High School	1.2	254
Calumet High School	0.6	485
Chassell K-12 School	1	197
E. B. Holman Elementary School	0.5	182
Houghton Elementary School	0	643
Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools	0	376
Copper Country Learning Center	0	78
South Range Elementary School	0	212
Copper Island Academy	0	324
Elm River Township School	0	5