UP Gazette

There were three Hawaiian students enrolled in Houghton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 200% more 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Washington Middle School, Calumet High School, and Jeffers High School were the only schools in Houghton County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 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
Washington Middle School	0.4	277
Calumet High School	0.2	499
Jeffers High School	0.4	269
Copper Country Learning Center	0	83
E. B. Holman Elementary School	0	184
Chassell K-12 School	0	196
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K-12 School	0	314
Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools	0	355
Houghton Central High School	0	478
Houghton Elementary School	0	654
Hancock Middle-High School	0	322
Barkell Elementary School	0	255
Copper Island Academy	0	350
Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw Elementary School	0	504
Houghton Middle School	0	346
South Range Elementary School	0	189
Elm River Township School	0	6