Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center

Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center is a secondary school of very small scale in SWARTZ CREEK, Michigan, run under Swartz Creek Community Schools, enrolling 93 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 80% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Swartz Creek Community Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,483 students; Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center is among them.

Demographically, Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. Compared to Genesee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, Genesee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,281 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students).

Nearest neighbor: Swartz Creek Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center operates from a countryside location. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Five-year trend. Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 111 (now 93). Over the same period, the White share declined from 81% to 74%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

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