UP Gazette

Houghton Elementary School had the largest enrollment among Houghton County schools, welcoming 654 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.5% of them were boys, and 46.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90.4% of the Houghton Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the 17 schools in Houghton County, Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 504 students, while Calumet High School welcomed 499 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Houghton Elementary School is part of Houghton-Portage Township School District, which roughly covers schools within Houghton County, with its main office in Houghton.

In the previous school year, Houghton Elementary School also had the largest number of students among Houghton County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Houghton Elementary School	Houghton	654
Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School	Calumet	504
Calumet High School	Calumet	499
Houghton Central High School	Houghton	478
Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools	Lake Linden	355
Copper Island Academy	Calumet	350
Houghton Middle School	Houghton	346
Hancock Middle-High School	Hancock	322
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K-12 School	Dollar Bay	314
Washington Middle School	Calumet	277
Jeffers High School	Painesdale	269
Barkell Elementary School	Hancock	255
Chassell K-12 School	Chassell	196
South Range Elementary School	South Range	189
E. B. Holman Elementary School	Atlantic Mine	184
Copper Country Learning Center	Hancock	83
Elm River Township School	Toivola	6