Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School

Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School operates as a close-knit senior high in VESTABURG, Michigan, run under Vestaburg Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 282 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 39% leaner than the state mean of about 460.

Vestaburg Community Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,093 students. Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School logs that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

In terms of school funding signals, Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School logs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 41.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Montcalm County's rate of about 57%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Montcalm County) records that median household earnings sit near $67,344, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montcalm County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,168 students), Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Vestaburg Community Elem School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School.

The school occupies a small-town site. Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.