Houghton Central High School

Houghton Central High School operates as a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in HOUGHTON, Michigan, part of Houghton-Portage Township School District. Current enrollment sits at 481 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Houghton-Portage Township School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,458 students; Houghton Central High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Houghton Central High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. Compared to Houghton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Houghton Central High School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Houghton County's rate of about 40%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Houghton County put median household earnings sit near $58,899, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Houghton County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,267 students), of which Houghton Central High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Houghton Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Houghton Central High School's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 429 (now 481).

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