PrepNet Virtual Academy

Set in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, PrepNet Virtual Academy is a large multi-level school, run under PrepNet Virtual Academy. It hosts 1,080 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 284% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

PrepNet Virtual Academy is the operating authority for PrepNet Virtual Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PrepNet Virtual Academy reports that the largest single group is Black at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 19% White, 16% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Kent County's rate of about 47%.

In the area at large, Kent County reports that the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Kent County's 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), PrepNet Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

Lighthouse Academy South Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PrepNet Virtual Academy.

The school occupies an inner-city site. PrepNet Virtual Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. PrepNet Virtual Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.