Copper Country Learning Center

Copper Country Learning Center is a very small multi-level school in HANCOCK, Michigan, operated by Copper Country ISD. The school works with 77 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 73% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

Operationally, Copper Country Learning Center answers to Copper Country ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Copper Country Learning Center records that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 8% Native American, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 66% of students at Copper Country Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Houghton County's rate of about 40%.

Around the school, census data for Houghton County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,899 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Houghton County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,267 students), of which Copper Country Learning Center is one.

Barkell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Copper Country Learning Center has declined 8%, going from 84 students in 2018 to 77 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.