District overview
Grant Township School District No. 2 (Copper Harbor School)
How Copper Harbor's one-room school district is funded and run.
How is Copper Harbor School paid for?
Grant Township School District No. 2 runs Copper Harbor School, a one-room school at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula with a handful of students and a preschool. Unlike most Michigan districts, it is funded mainly by local property taxes on non-homestead property, not state aid. In 2026-27 it expects $298,510 from local sources out of $363,510 in revenue. State aid is about $30,000 and federal aid about $25,000.
Local taxes
The district levied 4.9983 mills on non-principal-residence property in 2024, on $51.9 million in taxable value.
Healthy reserves
The FY2025 fund balance was $337,688, and the unassigned part equaled 87% of a year's spending.
Small budget
2026-27 spending is planned at $368,203. Instruction is $175,077, transportation $47,874 and capital outlay $60,000.
Donations
Over $17,000 in community donations paid for new flooring in 2024-25.
In a district this small, one family's move can change everything. The budget and audit are the main public records; no board minutes after 2021 are posted online.
Where the district stands
Major projects
2026-27 capital spending
budgetedThe 2026-27 budget sets aside $60,000 for capital outlay, up from $13,584. The posted budget does not say what it will buy.
- Budget adopted
Funding
General fund
Flooring replacement
completeOld carpet was replaced with refinished hardwood and vinyl plank.
- Main classroom hardwood refinished (FY2025)
Funding
Community donations
Audit corrective actions
partly doneA purchasing policy has been posted. Accounting duties remain combined, with an outside bookkeeper as a check.
- FY2025 audit issued
Funding
General fund
Resources
Practical guides to school phone policies, district budgets, and administrator hiring.
Explore resources →Collected from the district's website (copperharborschool.org): the 2025-26 and 2026-27 budgets, FY2024 and FY2025 audits, the purchasing policy, the 2025-26 student handbook, the 2026-27 calendar, a Truth-in-Taxation hearing notice, a credit card disclosure and a flooring project letter.
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