Harper Woods Virtual Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Harper Woods, Michigan

Harper Woods Virtual Academy in Harper Woods, Michigan enrolled 1,029 students in 2024-25. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 5-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 37% (Michigan: 81.8%).

Enrollment rose 65% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

624 students in 2022-23, 746 students in 2023-24, 1,029 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.5 to 4.5.

Students enrolled at Harper Woods Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 624, 2023-24: 746, 2024-25: 1,02905001k1.5k2022-236242023-247462024-251,029
Students enrolled at Harper Woods Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 624, 2023-24: 746, 2024-25: 1,02905001k1.5k2022-236242023-247462024-251,029
Students enrolled at Harper Woods Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 624, 2023-24: 746, 2024-25: 1,02905001k1.5k2022-236242023-247462024-251,029
Students enrolled at Harper Woods Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 624, 2023-24: 746, 2024-25: 1,02905001k1.5k2022-236242023-247462024-251,029
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236244.5138.7
2023-247464.5165.8
2024-251,0294.5228.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harper Woods Virtual Academy enrolled 911 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

58.6% of students were Black, 36.3% White, 2.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black58.6%
  2. White36.3%
  3. Hispanic2.6%
  4. Asian1.6%
  5. Two or more races0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Harper Woods Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 5-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-225‑39%11‑15%44%
Math, 2022-235% or less1‑6% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

37% of the 331 students in Harper Woods Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate37%54%81.8%
Students in the class331568115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Harper Woods

3 public high schools in Harper Woods report 2024-25 enrollment; Harper Woods Virtual Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harper Woods Virtual Academy1,029not reported74.6%
Harper Woods High School87725.178.3%
Chandler Park Academy High School68818.683.4%

All public schools in Harper Woods →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Harper Woods Virtual Academy

  1. Chandler Park Academy High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 688 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Harper Woods High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 877 students, 25.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Harper Woods Virtual Academy with Chandler Park Academy High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harper Woods School District spends per student$15,318 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,318
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganHarper Woods Virtual Academy is the number 117 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#117 of 908
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Harper Woods Virtual Academy

  1. How many students attend Harper Woods Virtual Academy?
    1,029 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 624 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Harper Woods, MI.
  2. Is Harper Woods Virtual Academy a Title I school?
    Harper Woods Virtual Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Harper Woods Virtual Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Harper Woods Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 5-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Harper Woods Virtual Academy?
    37% of the 331 students in Harper Woods Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Harper Woods Virtual Academy in?
    Harper Woods School District, NCES district ID 2617760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261776008490 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22