Advantage Alternative Program

Located at 1620 E ELZA AVE, in HAZEL PARK, Michigan, Advantage Alternative Program is a modestly sized K-12 campus that caters to 150 students (grades K through 12), one of the schools within Hazel Park School District of the City of. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

Hazel Park School District of the City of comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 2,899 students; Advantage Alternative Program is among them.

Looking at the student body, Advantage Alternative Program shows that Black students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school lists 19% White, 7% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Advantage Alternative Program has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Advantage Alternative Program higher than the state norm the norm. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Oakland County shows median household income runs about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Advantage Alternative Program is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Advantage Alternative Program.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Advantage Alternative Program has contracted 12%, going from 170 students in 2018 to 150 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 today.

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