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Best Public Schools in Houghton County, MI

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Schools

5,267

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHoughton Central High School31^st of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Jeffers High School up 231 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Range Elementary School 11.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Copper Island Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	52125 Industrial Dr N	Calumet	49913	Houghton County	Copper Island Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(966) 370-1190	386	26	14.9	39.4%	373 (96.6%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	81.9	245^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.5%		78.8	268^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.0%	23	88.6	60.0			63.0	57.1	63.0	70.6	51.5	58.7	40.5	50.0	52.9	39.4	56.5	65.7		50.0	71.4		$10,637	$1,879	$8,758
Jeffers High School	Public	7-12	43084 Goodell St	Painesdale	49955	Houghton County	Adams Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 482-0580	270	16	16.5	31.9%	262 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	75.6	150^th of 739 public high schools	79.7%		44.8	381^st of 743 public high schools	48.7%	231	76.7	56.7	65.0	57.5					59.3					51.9		56.7	36.8		59.3	46.2	$13,149	$545	$12,604
South Range Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Whealkate Dr	South Range	49963	Houghton County	Adams Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 482-0599	204	18	11.4	42.6%	202 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	85.8	193^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	87.0%		82.1	226^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.8%	33					58.8	51.9	66.7	75.0		67.6	37.0	71.4	60.7		76.2			57.1			$16,559	$1,087	$15,473
Calumet High School	Public	9-12	57070 Mine St	Calumet	49913	Houghton County	Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw	No	No	No	No	(906) 337-0311	525	30	17.7	37.7%	504 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	74.8	154^th of 739 public high schools	79.2%		70.8	170^th of 743 public high schools	77.1%	16			68.9	34.0													49.0			46.1	$14,019	$533	$13,486
CLK Elementary School	Public	K-5	57070 Mine St	Calumet	49913	Houghton County	Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 337-0311	496	32	15.5	49.4%	480 (96.8%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	56.5	619^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.4%		64.4	491^st of 1486 public elementary schools	67.0%	128					54.3	41.1	31.6			56.8	38.4	25.3			48.1			39.2			$13,881	$958	$12,923
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	57070 Mine St	Calumet	49913	Houghton County	Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 337-0311	275	20	13.5	46.2%	255 (92.7%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	74.2	178^th of 890 public middle schools	80.0%		72.5	189^th of 897 public middle schools	78.9%	11	72.3	21.8						50.0	56.2				55.4	52.1		51.0			56.3		$14,668	$734	$13,934
Chassell K12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	41585 Us Highway 41	Chassell	49916	Houghton County	Chassell Township School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 483-2132	192	16	11.7	46.4%	182 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)		21.4					25.0	28.6	33.3		16.7	30.0		38.9	30.0	42.9	33.3	25.0	64.3	33.3	$16,129	$760	$15,369
Elm River Township School	Public, Magnet	K-8	3999 Winona Rd	Toivola	49965	Houghton County	Elm River Township School District	No	Yes	No	No	(906) 288-3751	8	1	8.0		7 (87.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$41,750	$00	$41,750
Hancock MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	501 Campus Dr	Hancock	49930	Houghton County	Hancock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 483-2540	292	23	12.7	40.4%	283 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	72.6	170^th of 739 public high schools	77.0%		77	139^th of 743 public high schools	81.3%	31		59.3	76.3	23.7				35.1	30.2				35.1	25.6		51.9	50.0		59.3	50.0	$14,183	$828	$13,355
Barkell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 N Elevation St	Hancock	49930	Houghton County	Hancock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 487-9030	257	18	14.6	42.0%	236 (91.8%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	61.5	545^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.4%		70.5	399^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.1%	146					61.3	34.2	45.9			77.4	50.0	40.5			40.5			27.0			$14,293	$1,370	$12,923
Lake LindenHubbell Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 Calumet St	Lake Linden	49945	Houghton County	Lake Linden-Hubbell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 296-6681	327	27	12.2	57.8%	316 (96.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)		23.5	79.2	29.2	41.7	36.7	60.0	42.3	24.0	58.3	46.7	45.0	30.8	28.0	42.9	52.9	41.7	52.4	70.6	45.8	$15,210	$1,390	$13,820
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	48475 Maple St	Dollar Bay	49922	Houghton County	Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 482-5812	317	21	14.8	55.8%	308 (97.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		45.8	56.3	15.6	28.6	33.3	50.0	24.0	23.5	42.9	25.0	50.0	24.0	32.4	71.4	62.5	36.7	28.6	54.2	29.0	$13,412	$1,279	$12,133
Houghton Middle School	Public	6-8	1603 Gundlach Rd	Houghton	49931	Houghton County	Houghton-Portage Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 482-4871	359	23	15.5	32.3%	320 (89.1%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	89.8	72^nd of 890 public middle schools	91.9%		93.8	41^st of 897 public middle schools	95.4%	31	81.7	43.5						58.6	65.9				57.8	60.2		63.7			61.9		$12,484	$570	$11,914
Houghton Central High School	Public	9-12	1603 Gundlach Rd	Houghton	49931	Houghton County	Houghton-Portage Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 482-0450	481	31	15.2	22.7%	438 (91.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	94.6	31^st of 739 public high schools	95.8%		93.7	37^th of 743 public high schools	95.0%	6			77.3	56.3													61.3			64.7	$14,817	$560	$14,257
Houghton Elementary School	Public	K-5	203 W Jacker Ave	Houghton	49931	Houghton County	Houghton-Portage Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 482-0456	618	37	16.7	27.8%	555 (89.8%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	86.5	185^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.6%		88.8	136^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.8%	49					55.3	62.3	63.6			67.3	65.8	57.9			68.2			42.1			$14,247	$939	$13,308
EB Holman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-8	50870 Holman School Rd	Atlantic Mine	49905	Houghton County	Stanton Township Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 482-2797	183	10	18.3	56.3%	177 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.1	462^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	69.0%		57.6	588^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.4%	126	58.8	52.9			50.0	45.5	66.7	29.2		50.0	13.6	60.0	54.2		66.7			60.0	47.1		$12,142	$1,141	$11,000
Copper Country Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	809 Hecla St	Hancock	49930	Houghton County	Copper Country Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(906) 482-4250	77	10	8.0	66.2%	66 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Career and Technical Education	Public	9-12	110 E Quincy St	Hancock	49930	Houghton County	Copper Country Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(906) 482-4250	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.