Huron Learning Center

Located at 1299 S THOMAS RD, in BAD AXE, Michigan, Huron Learning Center is a very small all-grades campus that caters to 34 students (grades pre-K through 12), run under Huron ISD. That puts it 88% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

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

Looking at the student body, Huron Learning Center lists that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Huron County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Huron County (around 45%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Huron County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,870, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Huron County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,235 students), of which Huron Learning Center is one.

Bad Axe High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Huron Learning Center has decreased 23%, going from 44 students in 2018 to 34 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 7% to 0%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 4.4:1 in 2018 to 2.2:1 today.

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