Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education

Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education is a modestly sized four-year high school in YPSILANTI, Michigan, operated by Washtenaw ISD. The school teaches 386 students in grades 7 through 12.

Washtenaw ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 1,524 students. Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Black, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Washtenaw County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Washtenaw County put median household income runs about $89,180, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education is one of 104 public schools in Washtenaw County (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students).

Nearest neighbor: Perry Early Learning Center, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 36%: 284 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 5% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 26.2:1 today.

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