Viking Virtual Academy

As a rural-scale high school in HAZEL PARK, Michigan, Viking Virtual Academy caters to 39 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Hazel Park School District of the City of. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 92% below typical.

Within Hazel Park School District of the City of, which oversees 11 schools and 2,899 students, Viking Virtual Academy is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Viking Virtual Academy logs that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 44% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Viking Virtual Academy has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 35.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Viking Virtual Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 85% of students at Viking Virtual Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Oakland County put median household earnings sit near $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Viking Virtual Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Advantage Alternative Program, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Viking Virtual Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. Viking Virtual Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Viking Virtual Academy has climbed 129%, going from 17 students in 2018 to 39 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 0% to 8%. Class-load math has grew: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 35.5:1 in 2025.

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