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Hazel Park, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Michigan Virtual Charter Academy #561 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,089 per pupil, Michigan Virtual Charter Academy ranks #760 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 2,895 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Oakland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,089 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.2% local, 87.2% state, and 9.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #561 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 426.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.0% White, 28.9% African American, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Michigan Virtual Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Michigan Virtual Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Michigan Virtual Charter Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy student-counselor ratio is 427:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 26.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Michigan Virtual Charter Academy is typically wider than the Michigan Virtual Charter Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Michigan Virtual Charter Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Michigan Virtual Charter Academy?
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,895 students.
How much does Michigan Virtual Charter Academy spend per student?
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy spends $10,089 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #561 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Michigan Virtual Charter Academy?
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy students are 50.0% White, 28.9% African American, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Michigan Virtual Charter Academy?
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #561 out of 707 districts in Michigan.