PrepNet Virtual Academy

PrepNet Virtual Academy is a school serving multiple grade levels in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, and it is part of PrepNet Virtual Academy. It teaches 1,080 students in kindergarten through 12. That is 284% above the average of about 281 students for combined schools in Michigan.

PrepNet Virtual Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

At PrepNet Virtual Academy, 55% of students are Black. Other students are 19% White, 16% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That is higher than the 10% Black share among all Kent County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.

The school had 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.3:1 average for combined schools in Michigan. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 85%. The 47% average for public schools in Kent County is 38 points lower.

In Kent County, home to about 663,150 people, the median household earns about $82,631 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Kent County number 239, with about 97,253 students.

Lighthouse Academy South Campus, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The NCES locale for PrepNet Virtual Academy is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. NCES lists PrepNet Virtual Academy as a charter school. NCES lists PrepNet Virtual Academy as a virtual school.

Enrollment was 33 in 2020-21 and 1,080 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.

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