High school (grades 9-12) · Flat Rock, MI

Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy

Federal NCES profile for Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 13/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 260708008605
0/100100/10013/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Michigan schools.

13
Resource Index · Lower
35.7:1
large classes for Michigan
67.4%
free-lunch eligible
107
students enrolled

Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy has class sizes larger than 97% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

107

Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

35.7:1

vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg

+104% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

67.4%

vs 54.3% Michigan avg

+24% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy compares with Michigan and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy

Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy is a higher-need, small high school in Flat Rock, Michigan, enrolling 107 students.

Class loads run heavy: 35.7:1 is larger than about 97% of Michigan schools and 104% above the 17.5:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 67.4% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 107 puts it in the smaller third of Michigan schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 95% of the 3,375 Michigan schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 155 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Michigan schools statewide, it ranks #133, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Flat Rock Community Schools also operates Flat Rock Community High School (501 students) and Thomas Simpson Middle School (417 students) alongside Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy compares

Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 35.7:1 ▲ 104% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 67.4% ▲ 24% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 107 top 86% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

35.7:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
107
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
67.4%
free-lunch eligible - 24% above the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
35.7:1
students per teacher - 104% above state mean
Top 97% in Michigan - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$12,280
per pupil, district-wide - below Michigan avg of $13,507
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 81.3%
Hispanic or Latino 9.3%
African American 3.7%
Two or More 3.7%
Asian 1.9%

Largest group: White at 81.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.7, Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Flat Rock Community Schools, which includes Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy.

$12,280
Per student
-9%
vs Michigan
Avg $13,507
-26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 29.4%
State 63.1%
Federal 7.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Flat Rock Community High School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Thomas Simpson Middle School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Ethel C Bobcean Elem School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
John M Barnes Elem School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Flat Rock Community Schools · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Michigan, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy

How many students attend Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy?

Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy has 107 students enrolled. It is a high school in Flat Rock, MI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy is 35.7:1, which is 104% higher than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 127% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy?

67.4% of students at Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy?

The largest demographic group at Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy is White at 81.3% of enrollment, in Flat Rock, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy?

Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 13/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy a good school?

Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Michigan schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Flat Rock Community Schools?

Besides Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy, Flat Rock Community Schools also operates Flat Rock Community High School (501 students), Thomas Simpson Middle School (417 students), and Ethel C Bobcean Elem School (376 students). See the Flat Rock Community Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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