Uplift Michigan Academy

Uplift Michigan Academy is a substantial all-grades campus in STEPHENSON, Michigan, part of Uplift Michigan Academy. The school teaches 559 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 99% above typical.

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

In terms of who attends, Uplift Michigan Academy records that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 22% Black, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Menominee County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Menominee County) shows that median household earnings sit near $56,435, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Uplift Michigan Academy is one of 16 public schools in Menominee County (combined enrollment of about 3,979 students).

Stephenson Area Public School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

Uplift Michigan Academy operates from a small-town location. Uplift Michigan Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

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