The Public Schools of Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw is located in
Calumet, Michigan
Calumet ( or ) is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the C ...
. The district is
Michigan's northernmost K-12 school district.
History
In 1867,
about 25 years after copper was found in the area, the company
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based within Michigan's Copper Country. In the 19th century, the company paid out more than $72 million in shareholder dividends, more than any other mining company in the Uni ...
decided to establish a school in the area. The first building was completed in 1876, known as
Washington School. The building held students from grades 6-12. In January 1929, the middle school burned down (cause unknown) and was rebuilt in the same year. In the year 1970, a multipurpose building was erected, housing a lunchroom/gym, kitchen, and band hall. In 1997, an elementary school along with an interconnect was built, connecting all three buildings. In the year 2012, a Commons area was added next to the gymnasium and a two-story addition was built onto the elementary school.A new
gymnasium was added to the elementary school in 2020.
Attendance boundary
Within
Houghton County
Houghton County is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 37,361. The county seat and largest city is Houghton. Both the county and the city were named for Michigan State geo ...
, the district includes Calumet,
Copper City, and
Laurium. The district includes the majority of
Calumet Township, much of
Osceola Township, and a section of
Schoolcraft Township.
Within
Keweenaw County, the district includes
Ahmeek,
Eagle Harbor Eagle Harbor may refer to several places in the United States:
* Eagle Harbor, a development on Fleming Island, Florida
* Eagle Harbor, Maryland, a town
* Eagle Harbor, Michigan, an unincorporated community and census-designated place
** Eagle Har ...
,
Eagle River,
Fulton,
Mohawk. Townships include
Allouez Township,
Eagle Harbor Township, and
Houghton Township.
Demographics
The Demographic breakdown of the 1,225 students enrolled for the 2016-2017 school year was:
• Male = 44.1%
• Female = 55.9%
• White = 93.5%
• African American = 0.3%
• American Indian/Alaskan Native = 0.3%
• Multiracial = 5.7%
• Hispanic/Latino = 1.6%
• Not Hispanic/Latino = 98.4%
References
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School districts in Michigan
School districts established in 1867
1867 establishments in Michigan
Education in Houghton County, Michigan
Keweenaw County, Michigan