West Ottawa Virtual Academy
HOLLAND · MI · West Ottawa Public School District · Public · K-12 combined
How West Ottawa Virtual Academy compares for families
What families should know about West Ottawa Virtual Academy.
- ▸ 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: Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute, Ottawa Area Center, Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
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
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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -11.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 40 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute HOLLAND |
Public · charter | 2.1 | 12 | — |
| Ottawa Area Center ALLENDALE |
Public | 11.5 | 28 | — |
| Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center WEST OLIVE |
Public · charter | 9.6 | 15 | — |
| Sheldon Pines School HOLLAND |
Public | 5.8 | 12 | — |
| Grandville Education Center GRANDVILLE |
Public | 18.8 | 22 | — |
| CAPS Academy COOPERSVILLE |
Public | 20.7 | 22 | — |
| Pine Grove Learning Center WYOMING |
Public | 21.2 | 24 | — |
| Careerline Tech Center HOLLAND |
Public | 5.7 | — | — |