Davison Alternative Education

Davison Alternative Education is a small high school for students in DAVISON, Michigan. School enrollment was 140 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Michigan is roughly 460 students; this school is 70% smaller than that.

Davison Community Schools has 9 schools and 5,442 students, and Davison Alternative Education is one of those schools.

Davison Alternative Education's enrollment is 73% White. The next largest groups are 9% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. The White share in Genesee County as a whole is similar, at about 72%. Davison Alternative Education has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The ratio of students to teachers is 6.0:1, with 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Davison Alternative Education is 76%. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Genesee County is 15 points.

Census Bureau estimates for Genesee County show that median household income is about $62,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Davison Alternative Education is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County, which together enroll about 58,534 students.

Davison High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Federal counts put enrollment at 166 in 2020-21 and 140 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 6.0:1 in 2024-25.

Discussions about Davison Alternative Education may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.