Riverview Virtual Academy

As an one-room-style combined-grade school in RIVERVIEW, Michigan, Riverview Virtual Academy educates 110 students from grades K through 12, run under Riverview Community School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 281 students each, so Riverview Virtual Academy sits 61% leaner than that benchmark.

Riverview Community School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,743 students; Riverview Virtual Academy is among them.

Looking at the student body, Riverview Virtual Academy records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Riverview Virtual Academy has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 52.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Riverview Virtual Academy is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Riverview Transition Center, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 206%: 36 students in 2018 compared to 110 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 78% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.