Michigan Virtual Charter Academy

Hazel Park · MI · Michigan Virtual Charter Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined


AP rigor: 78th percentile nationally 14 AP courses

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 14 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • 1 calculus classes · 2 physics · 2 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 78th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: 50th percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 53% in 2019 (Bottom 10% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Michigan Virtual Charter Academy compares for families

Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 22% nationally with 14 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyMI sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Warren Mott High School, Royal Oak High School, Cousino Senior High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

78th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
14
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
22
≈2 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
2
1 calculus · 1 advanced
Lab science classes
4
2 physics · 2 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

50th percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
69
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
4.8
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 10% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
53%
Single-point estimate
4-year cohort size
372
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
15.0%
Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
6.3%
Around the national average. Worth watching.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

76.4%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

18%
admit rate
$17,736
in-state tuition/yr · $60,946 out-of-state
1350–1530
SAT 25–75 · ACT 31–34

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,138/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
23.0%
Elevated above the national average (~16%). Worth understanding — chronic absence compounds into dropout risk, transfer-out risk, and revenue loss.
Students absent 15+ days
657
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
492:1
Around the US median. Counselors are stretched but functional.
Counselor FTE
6.5
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
170
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 276 in 2021 to 257 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-6.9%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +3.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 3,199 students:

2025
3,311
2027
3,548
2029
3,801

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $9,978 per student in district revenue, the 602 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $6,006,756/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Warren Mott High School
WARREN
Public 3.9 1,335 -9.9%
Royal Oak High School
ROYAL OAK
Public 6.2 1,293 -7.1%
Cousino Senior High School
WARREN
Public 6.0 1,250 +0.4%
Berkley High School
BERKLEY
Public 5.7 1,196 -4.1%
Renaissance High School
DETROIT
Public 5.9 1,197 +9.5%
Fitzgerald Senior High School
WARREN
Public 1.5 861 +4.0%
Hamtramck High School
HAMTRAMCK
Public 3.7 926 -11.4%
Mumford High School
DETROIT
Public 4.4 850 -9.7%

At a glance

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Michigan Virtual Charter Academy is a public high school in Hazel Park, MI, enrolling 3,199 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 7% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 14 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 78% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

69 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 50% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 53% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 492 students per school counselor.

23% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many AP courses does Michigan Virtual Charter Academy offer? Michigan Virtual Charter Academy offers 14 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 78% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Michigan Virtual Charter Academy's graduation rate? Michigan Virtual Charter Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 53% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Michigan Virtual Charter Academy? Michigan Virtual Charter Academy is a public high school in Hazel Park, MI, enrolling 3,199 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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