UP Gazette

There were 26 African American students enrolled in Houghton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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, African American students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Houghton County, Calumet High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Calumet High School	1.4	485
Houghton Elementary School	0.8	643
Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools	0.8	376
Washington Middle School	0.7	291
Houghton Middle School	0.6	341
Hancock Middle-High School	0.6	332
Copper Island Academy	0.6	324
Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School	0.2	515
Houghton Central High School	0.2	461
South Range Elementary School	0.5	212
Copper Country Learning Center	0	78
Chassell K-12 School	0	197
E. B. Holman Elementary School	0	182
Barkell Elementary School	0	272
Jeffers High School	0	254
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K-12 School	0	306
Elm River Township School	0	5