West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HS
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 130 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 93 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 13% |
BeatsExpectations
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SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 370 | 6.2 | 59.7:1 | 62% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 5.7 | 59.1:1 | 72% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 6 | 44.1:1 | 71% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 3 | 79.3:1 | 64% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 4.4 | 59.1:1 | 70% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 5 | 55.4:1 | 58% (161) |
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (260 to 370); teachers up 41% (4.4 to 6.2).
About West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HS
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HS is a public high school in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 370 students in grades 9 through 12.
Berrien Springs Public Schools operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,989 students.
By race and ethnicity, West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HS is 72% White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The White share in Calhoun County as a whole is similar, at about 76%. The chance that two students picked at random at West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 59.7:1, with 6.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 21.6:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HS is 62%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Calhoun County show that median household income is about $63,177, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HS is one of 56 public schools in Calhoun County, which together enroll about 18,982 students.
Of nearby public schools, West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek MS is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The school is identified as virtual in federal data.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 238 students at West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HS; in 2024-25, 370. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 79.3:1 in 2020-21 to 59.7:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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