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
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 |
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