Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy

Located at 1000 E GOLF AVE, in JACKSON, Michigan, Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy is a tiny unified-grade school that caters to 55 students (grades 1 through 12), overseen by Vandercook Lake Public Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 281 students each, so Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy sits 80% below that benchmark.

Vandercook Lake Public Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 629 students. Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest comes out to 11% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Jackson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $66,073, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Jackson County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,681 students), Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

Vandercook Lake High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Over the past 7-year window. Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy's enrollment has climbed 72% since 2018, when it stood at 32 (now 55). The White share of enrollment declined from 94% to 85% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.