Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy

Set in DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan, Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy is a very small high school, operated by Dearborn Heights School District #7. It enrolls 42 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy sits 91% below that benchmark.

Within Dearborn Heights School District #7, which oversees 6 schools and 2,381 students, Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy reports that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Wayne County put the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Polk Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy.

The school occupies a residential site. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy has expanded 163%, going from 16 students in 2018 to 42 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 19% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.