UP Gazette

There was one Hawaiian student enrolled in Houghton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% 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. Comprising only less than 0.1% of the student body, the Hawaiian community is one of the least represented ethnicities within Houghton County schools.

Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School was the only school in Houghton County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School	0.2	515
Calumet High School	0	485
Houghton Elementary School	0	643
Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools	0	376
Washington Middle School	0	291
Houghton Middle School	0	341
Hancock Middle-High School	0	332
Copper Island Academy	0	324
Houghton Central High School	0	461
South Range Elementary School	0	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