Houghton County Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains Education data using using the latest 2019 American Community Survey data. In the first chart, Figure 1 shows the number of people age 25 years or older who have graduated from high school or completed the GED or equivalent credential. Houghton County demonstrates it has 93% percent high school graduates or better which is the 4th ranked in percent high school graduates or better out of 10 total in the area . The county with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Keweenaw County with a high school graduates of 96% is only about 3.5% larger.

The number of people aged 25 years or older who have graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree is shown in Figure 2. Houghton County shows it has 33% percent with a bachelors degree or higher which is more than all other counties in the area .

Figure 4 shows the percentage of people aged 25 years or older who either have no schooling or dropped out of school before completing high school. Houghton County shows it has 7% percent who dropped out of school which is the 4th ranked in percent who dropped out of school out of 10 total in the area . The county with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Baraga County with a percent who dropped out of school of 11% measures 56.0% larger.

Figure 5 shows a pie chart that illustrates the proportion of educational attainment by large categories of achievement. Houghton County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a Bachelors Degree or higher at 33% of the total and is ranked #1.

In terms of advanced education, Figure 6 shows the percentage breakdown of all people who have received a post secondary education, what is the highest level obtained. Houghton County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a Masters degree at 22% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a Doctorate degree at 9% of the total and is ranked #1.

The chart in Figure 7 shows a high level classification of people with a Bachelors degree and their field of study. Houghton County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a Science or Engineering degree at 42.1% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next chart (Figure 8) shows a detailed frequency distribution of the bachelors degrees earned by residents aged 25 years and older. Houghton County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in Engineering at 14.5% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides a detailed comparison between places of educational attainment in large categories. Houghton County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a Bachelors Degree or higher at 33.2% of the total and is ranked #1.

A detailed frequency distribution of educational attainment is provided in Figure 10 and allows detailed comparison between different attainment categories. Houghton County has the largest proportion of percent of people with Doctorate degree (Phd) at 3.9% of the total and is ranked #1.

Houghton County School Enrollment Charts

The next section of charts looks at school enrollment. Figure 14 shows the overall school enrollment by detailed grade groupings. Houghton County has the largest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate Colleges at 47.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in Graduate or professional schools at 7.2% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next chart in Figure 20 looks at the total number of students enrolled in each place shown. (Enrollment includes all students from preschool to graduate school.) Houghton County indicates it has 12,472 Total population enrolled in school which is the 2nd most of all the counties in the area . The county with the highest Total population enrolled in school in the area is Marquette County with a Total population enrolled in school of 18,027 measures 44.5% larger. Comparing Total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Houghton County is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared with the state of Michigan, Total population enrolled in school of 2,487,658, Houghton County is only about 0.5% the size.

Houghton County Area Schools Charts

Figure 23 lists the schools in the area along with the school district and other information. Some of the Area Schools are: Jeffers High School, South Range Elementary School, Chassell K-12 School, Houghton Central High School, and Houghton Middle School. The next illustration in Figure 24 shows the total school enrollment for all grades at the school using NCES Common Core data. Looking at Enrollment for Area Schools we find that Houghton Elementary School ranks the largest with a value of 628 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Houghton Central High School (442), Barkell Elementary School (391), Lanse High School (360), and Sullivan Elementary School (323). The difference between the highest value (Houghton Elementary School) and the next highest (Houghton Central High School) is that the enrolled students is about is 42.1% larger.

Figure 25 show the ratio of the number of students to the number of teachers. Good measures are lower because they indicate less students for any one teacher to educate. Looking at Student to Teacher Ratio for Area Schools we find that Copper Country Learning Center ranks the largest with a value of 8.9 Student to Teacher Ratio. The next largest values are for: Hancock Middle School (13.8), Baraga Area High School (14.3), Philip Latendresse School (14.3), and Lake Linden-Hubbell Elem. School (14.8). The difference between the lowest value (Copper Country Learning Center) and the next lowest (Hancock Middle School) is that the Student to Teacher Ratio is is 55.1% larger.