FENTON HORIZON ACADEMY

FENTON HORIZON ACADEMY is a rural-scale four-year high school in FENTON, Michigan, one of the schools within Fenton Area Public Schools. The school educates 48 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 90% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

FENTON HORIZON ACADEMY is one of 6 schools operated by Fenton Area Public Schools, a district that serves 2,875 students overall.

Demographically, FENTON HORIZON ACADEMY reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Genesee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, FENTON HORIZON ACADEMY has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Genesee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,281 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Genesee County's 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students), FENTON HORIZON ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Andrew G Schmidt Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FENTON HORIZON ACADEMY.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. FENTON HORIZON ACADEMY delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Five-year trend. FENTON HORIZON ACADEMY's enrollment has rose 71% since 2018, when it stood at 28 (now 48). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 32% to 2%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 280.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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