UP Gazette

There were 72 Asian students enrolled in Houghton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Houghton County welcomed 5,281 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Houghton County, Houghton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 32 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Houghton Elementary School	4.9	654
Houghton Middle School	5.5	346
Houghton Central High School	3.6	478
Jeffers High School	0.7	269
Copper Country Learning Center	1.2	83
Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools	0.3	355
Calumet High School	0	499
Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School	0	504
Barkell Elementary School	0	255
Washington Middle School	0	277
Chassell K-12 School	0	196
Copper Island Academy	0	350
Hancock Middle-High School	0	322
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K-12 School	0	314
South Range Elementary School	0	189
E. B. Holman Elementary School	0	184
Elm River Township School	0	6