GalesburgAugusta Alternative Education

GalesburgAugusta Alternative Education is one of the micro-enrollment high schools in GALESBURG, Michigan, overseen by Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools, with 31 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 93% leaner than typical.

Within Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 995 students, GalesburgAugusta Alternative Education is one campus in the system.

Demographically, GalesburgAugusta Alternative Education logs that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Roughly 65% of students at GalesburgAugusta Alternative Education qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kalamazoo County (around 45%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kalamazoo County indicate median household income runs about $72,532, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Kalamazoo County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), of which GalesburgAugusta Alternative Education is one.

Nearest neighbor: GalesburgAugusta High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 343%: 7 students in 2018 compared to 31 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 100% to 71% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the GalesburgAugusta Alternative Education community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.