Virtual Learning Academy Consortium

Virtual Learning Academy Consortium is one of the medium-sized multi-level schools in WATERFORD, Michigan, overseen by Oakland Schools, with 298 students on its rolls from grades K through 12.

Virtual Learning Academy Consortium is one of 2 schools operated by Oakland Schools, a district that educates 1,668 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Virtual Learning Academy Consortium records that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 15% Asian, 13% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Oakland County put the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Virtual Learning Academy Consortium is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Nearest neighbor: Oakside Prep Academy, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Virtual Learning Academy Consortium operates from an outer-ring location. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Looking at the recent track record. Virtual Learning Academy Consortium's enrollment has ticked up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 259 (now 298). Over the same period, the Asian share declined from 21% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 43.2:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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