Fruitport Alternative High School

Fruitport Alternative High School is a very small high school in FRUITPORT, Michigan, administered by Fruitport Community Schools. Total enrollment is 21 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. That is 95% below the average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.

A total of 7 schools make up Fruitport Community Schools, with 2,650 students enrolled.

White students are 81% of those enrolled at Fruitport Alternative High School. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Native American. That is in line with Muskegon County, where about 77% of residents are White.

Staffing at Fruitport Alternative High School comes to 2.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.1:1. High schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 21.6:1. On the income side, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Muskegon County average 59%.

American Community Survey estimates for Muskegon County show that the median household earns about $65,024 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Muskegon County, 71 public schools serve about 25,245 students.

Among nearby public schools, Fruitport Adult Education is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Fruitport Alternative High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.

Enrollment was 21 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 24. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 8.1:1 in 2024-25.

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