High school (grades 9-12) · Leslie, MI

Ingham Virtual High School

Federal NCES profile for Ingham Virtual High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 262145008189
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
71
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
92
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ingham Virtual High School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Michigan schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Michigan.

51
Resource Index · Higher
7.3:1
small classes for Michigan
78.6%
free-lunch eligible
29
students enrolled

Ingham Virtual High School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

29

Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

4.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.3:1

vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg

-58% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

78.6%

vs 54.3% Michigan avg

+45% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Ingham Virtual High School compares with Michigan and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.3:1

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

What stands out at Ingham Virtual High School

Ingham Virtual High School is a high-poverty, small high school in Leslie, Michigan, enrolling 29 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.3:1, Ingham Virtual High School is leaner than roughly 94% of Michigan schools and 58% under the state's 17.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 78.6% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Michigan schools, with 29 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 3,375 Michigan schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 62 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Michigan schools statewide, it ranks #4, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 13/100).

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

Attendance holds up well here: only 3.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Leslie Public Schools also operates Woodworth Elementary School (410 students) and Leslie Middle School (326 students) alongside Ingham Virtual High School.

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 Ingham Virtual High School compares

Ingham Virtual High School on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.3:1 ▼ 58% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 78.6% ▲ 45% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 29 top 95% - -

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

7.3:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
29
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
78.6%
free-lunch eligible - 45% 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
7.3:1
students per teacher - 58% below state mean
Top 6% in Michigan - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
3.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$13,232
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 + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 93.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.4%
Two or More 3.4%

Largest group: White at 93.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.1, Ingham Virtual High School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Leslie Public Schools, which includes Ingham Virtual High School.

$13,232
Per student
-2%
vs Michigan
Avg $13,507
-20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.2%
State 60.7%
Federal 11.2%

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 Ingham Virtual High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Woodworth Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Leslie Middle School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Leslie High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Ingham Virtual High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Leslie Public Schools · 3 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 Ingham Virtual High School'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 Ingham Virtual High School

How many students attend Ingham Virtual High School?

Ingham Virtual High School has 29 students enrolled. It is a high school in Leslie, MI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ingham Virtual High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ingham Virtual High School is 7.3:1, which is 58% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 54% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ingham Virtual High School?

78.6% of students at Ingham Virtual High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ingham Virtual High School?

The largest demographic group at Ingham Virtual High School is White at 93.1% of enrollment, in Leslie, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ingham Virtual High School?

Ingham Virtual High School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Ingham Virtual High School a good school?

Ingham Virtual High School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Michigan schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Michigan. 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 Leslie Public Schools?

Besides Ingham Virtual High School, Leslie Public Schools also operates Woodworth Elementary School (410 students), Leslie Middle School (326 students), and Leslie High School (322 students). See the Leslie Public 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.

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