Milan Alternative Education

Milan Alternative Education is a minimally staffed senior high in MILAN, Michigan, overseen by Milan Area Schools. The school serves 29 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 94% smaller than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Milan Area Schools (1,720 students total), Milan Alternative Education accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Milan Alternative Education lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 7% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Monroe County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Monroe County reports that median household income runs about $77,335, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Milan Alternative Education is one of 52 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 20,286 students).

Milan High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Milan Alternative Education.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 33%: 43 students in 2018 compared to 29 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 91% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 86.0:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.

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