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Oakland County Schools: Michigan Virtual Charter Academy welcomed most students in 2023-24 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

Michigan Virtual Charter Academy had the largest enrollment among Oakland County schools, welcoming 2,922 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.3% of them were girls, and 47.7% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 51.6% of the Michigan Virtual Charter Academy total enrollment.

Among the 330 schools in Oakland County, Lighthouse Connections Academy ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,187 students, while Lake Orion Community High School welcomed 2,097 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Michigan Virtual Charter Academy is part of Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, which roughly covers schools within Oakland County, with its main office in Hazel Park.

In the previous school year, Michigan Virtual Charter Academy also had the largest number of students among Oakland County schools.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Enrollment in Oakland County Over 9 Years

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Enrollment in Oakland County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School nameCityTotal School Enrollment
Michigan Virtual Charter AcademyHazel Park2,922
Lighthouse Connections AcademyTroy2,187
Lake Orion Community High SchoolLake Orion2,097
Novi High SchoolNovi2,094
Troy High SchoolTroy2,044
Rochester High SchoolRochester Hills1,701
Oxford High SchoolOxford1,646
Bloomfield Hills High SchoolBloomfield Township1,567
West Bloomfield High SchoolWest Bloomfield1,564
Clarkston High SchoolClarkston1,560
Rochester Adams High SchoolRochester Hills1,539
Stoney Creek High SchoolRochester Hills1,495
Athens High SchoolTroy1,488
Farmington High SchoolFarmington1,471
Walled Lake Northern High SchoolCommerce Township1,457
International AcademyBloomfield Hills1,392
Oakside Prep AcademyWaterford1,362
Royal Oak High SchoolRoyal Oak1,338
Milford High SchoolHighland1,260
South Lyon High SchoolSouth Lyon1,257
Oxford Virtual AcademyOxford1,239
North Farmington High SchoolFarmington Hills1,229
Berkley High SchoolBerkley1,202
Southfield High School for the Arts and TechnologySouthfield1,190
Ernest W. Seaholm High SchoolBirmingham1,183
South Lyon East High SchoolSouth Lyon1,181
Walled Lake Central High SchoolCommerce Township1,138
Wylie E. Groves High SchoolBeverly Hills1,130
Lakeland High SchoolWhite Lake1,100
Royal Oak Middle SchoolRoyal Oak1,097
Novi Middle SchoolNovi1,090
Walled Lake Western High SchoolCommerce Township1,080
Waterford Mott High SchoolWaterford1,076
Millennium Middle SchoolSouth Lyon1,043
Novi Meadows SchoolNovi1,039
Holly High SchoolHolly1,027
Hart Middle SchoolRochester Hills1,016
Avondale High SchoolAuburn Hills989
Clarkston Junior High SchoolClarkston982
Hillside Middle SchoolNorthville981
West Bloomfield Middle SchoolOrchard Lake976
Sashabaw Middle SchoolClarkston969
Oxford Middle SchoolOxford947
Pontiac High SchoolPontiac942
Clifford H. Smart Middle SchoolCommerce Township906
Van Hoosen Middle SchoolRochester Hills904
Waterford Kettering High SchoolWaterford902
Centennial Middle SchoolSouth Lyon899
Oak Park High SchoolOak Park873
Boulan Park Middle SchoolTroy825
Larson Middle SchoolTroy814
Arts and Technology Academy of PontiacPontiac810
West Middle SchoolRochester Hills807
Laurus AcademySouthfield786
Walton Charter AcademyPontiac781
Bradford AcademySouthfield768
Pontiac Middle SchoolPontiac768
Lamphere High SchoolMadison Heights750
Pierce Middle SchoolWaterford742
Ferndale High SchoolFerndale738
Mason Middle SchoolWaterford729
Farmington STEAM AcademyFarmington Hills722
Brandon High SchoolOrtonville695
Norup International SchoolOak Park688
Oak Park Preparatory AcademyOak Park679
Reuther Middle SchoolRochester Hills670
Holly Middle SchoolHolly663
Muir Middle SchoolMilford660
Berkshire Middle SchoolBeverly Hills648
Walnut Creek Middle SchoolWest Bloomfield645
Smith Middle SchoolTroy642
Birmingham Covington SchoolBloomfield Hills639
Hillside Elementary SchoolFarmington Hills636
Baker Middle SchoolTroy635
Delta Kelly Elementary SchoolOakland620
Power Middle SchoolFarmington Hills617
Derby Middle SchoolBirmingham613
Eastover Elementary SchoolBloomfield Hills612
Bloomfield Hills Middle SchoolBloomfield Hills609
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of ExcellenceSouthfield608
Sarah G. Banks Middle SchoolWixom595
Avondale Middle SchoolRochester Hills594
James R. Geisler Middle SchoolCommerce Township581
Sharon J. Hardy Elementary SchoolSouth Lyon580
Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolNovi569
East Hills Middle SchoolBloomfield Hills563
Whitman Elementary SchoolPontiac559
Holly AcademyHolly557
Hazel Park High SchoolHazel Park557
Amerman Elementary SchoolNorthville556
William A. Pearson Elementary SchoolSouth Lyon553
Pontiac Academy for ExcellencePontiac553
Long Meadow Elementary SchoolRochester Hills544
Hampton Elementary SchoolRochester Hills543
Warner Middle SchoolFarmington Hills543
Commerce Elementary SchoolCommerce Township540
Waldon Middle SchoolLake Orion540
East Middle SchoolFarmington Hills540
Baldwin Elementary SchoolRochester534
Page Middle SchoolMadison Heights533
Ferndale Upper Elementary CampusOak Park533
Paint Creek Elementary SchoolLake Orion532
West Maple Elementary SchoolBloomfield Hills532
Harvey-Swanson Elementary SchoolOrtonville530
Hickory Woods Elementary SchoolNovi528
Keith Elementary SchoolWest Bloomfield528
Kent Lake Elementary SchoolSouth Lyon524
Country Oaks Elementary SchoolCommerce Township521
Ferndale Middle SchoolFerndale521
Orion Oaks Elementary SchoolLake Orion520
Bailey Lake Elementary SchoolClarkston519
Loon Lake Elementary SchoolWixom518
Novi Woods Elementary SchoolNovi518
Gill Elementary SchoolFarmington516
Village Oaks Elementary SchoolNovi515
Keys Grace AcademyMadison Heights514
Pierce Elementary SchoolBirmingham514
North Hill Elementary SchoolRochester Hills511
Hugger Elementary SchoolRochester511
Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolNovi509
Key Elementary SchoolOak Park507
Springfield Plains Elementary SchoolClarkston506
Oak Valley Middle SchoolCommerce Township505
White Lake Middle SchoolWhite Lake503
Hamilton-Parsons Elementary SchoolLeonard502
Conant Elementary SchoolBloomfield Hills500
Adlai Stevenson Elementary SchoolSouthfield498
University High SchoolFerndale494
Musson Elementary SchoolRochester Hills494
Webber SchoolLake Orion491
Dublin Elementary SchoolWhite Lake490
J. A. Lanigan Elementary SchoolFarmington Hills487
Pleasant Lake Elementary SchoolWest Bloomfield485
Brooklands Elementary SchoolRochester Hills482
Scripps Middle SchoolLake Orion482
Parkview Elementary SchoolNovi481
Frank E. Bartlett SchoolSouth Lyon480
Diploma and Careers InstituteRochester Hills480
Hamlin Elementary SchoolRochester Hills476
Ferndale Lower Elementary CampusFerndale475
Sayre Elementary SchoolSouth Lyon475
Way Elementary SchoolBloomfield Hills473
Carpenter Elementary SchoolLake Orion470
Deerfield Elementary SchoolNovi468
Stadium Drive Elementary SchoolLake Orion465
Anderson Middle SchoolBerkley463
Pine Knob Elementary SchoolClarkston462
Lone Pine Elementary SchoolWest Bloomfield462
Grayson Elementary SchoolWaterford459
Heritage Elementary SchoolHighland458
Independence Elementary SchoolClarkston457
Longacre Elementary SchoolFarmington454
Oakview Middle SchoolOakland453
Bemis Elementary SchoolTroy453
McGregor Elementary SchoolRochester451
Doherty Elementary SchoolWest Bloomfield450
Keller Elementary SchoolRoyal Oak450
MacArthur K-8 University AcademyLathrup Village450
Hamilton Elementary SchoolTroy449
Northwood Elementary SchoolRoyal Oak446
Schroeder Elementary SchoolTroy443
Addams Elementary and Early Childhood CenterRoyal Oak443
Alice M. Birney K-8 SchoolSouthfield443
Burton Elementary SchoolHuntington Woods443
Ann L. Dolsen Elementary SchoolNew Hudson441
Patterson Elementary SchoolHolly439
Blanche Sims Elementary SchoolLake Orion438
Lakewood Elementary SchoolWhite Lake438
Brandon Middle SchoolOrtonville437
Hazel Park Junior High SchoolHazel Park434
AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian SchoolSouthfield431
Wass Elementary SchoolTroy431
Clear Lake Elementary SchoolOxford430
R. Grant Graham Elementary SchoolAuburn Hills430
Wood Creek Elementary SchoolFarmington Hills429
Orchard Hills Elementary SchoolNovi425
Wixom Elementary SchoolWixom425
Sheiko Elementary SchoolWest Bloomfield424
Barnard Elementary SchoolTroy421
Spring Mills Elementary SchoolHighland417
Leonard Elementary SchoolTroy417
Wattles Elementary SchoolTroy412
Oakwood Elementary SchoolOrtonville412
Schoolcraft Elementary SchoolWaterford411
Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolRoyal Oak408
Oxbow Elementary SchoolWhite Lake407
Morse Elementary SchoolTroy407
Costello Elementary SchoolTroy406
Kurtz Elementary SchoolMilford405
LakeVille Elementary SchoolOxford404
University Hills Elementary SchoolRochester Hills403
Meadow Brook Elementary SchoolRochester Hills402
Pepper Elementary SchoolOak Park401
Troy Union Elementary SchoolTroy400
Brewster Elementary SchoolRochester Hills399
Kenbrook Elementary SchoolFarmington Hills398
Johnson Elementary SchoolMilford397
Einstein Elementary SchoolOak Park393
Angell Elementary SchoolBerkley391
Davisburg Elementary SchoolDavisburg390
Clarkston Elementary SchoolClarkston386
Harlan Elementary SchoolBloomfield Hills384
Forest Elementary SchoolFarmington Hills384
Herrington SchoolPontiac382
Paul A. Schalm SchoolClawson378
Susick Elementary SchoolTroy374
Tri County Educational CenterFerndale373
Cooley Elementary SchoolWaterford371
Oakley Park Elementary SchoolCommerce Township370
Beechview Elementary SchoolFarmington Hills368
Martell Elementary SchoolTroy366
Quarton Elementary SchoolBirmingham366
Clawson High SchoolClawson360
Gretchko Elementary SchoolWest Bloomfield360
Rogers Elementary SchoolBerkley357
Madison Elementary SchoolMadison Heights355
Haviland Elementary SchoolWaterford351
Glenn W. Levey Middle SchoolSouthfield351
Donelson Hills Elementary SchoolWaterford350
Daniel Axford Elementary SchoolOxford349
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolKeego Harbor348
Thompson K-8 International AcademySouthfield348
Oxford Elementary SchoolOxford345
Hill Elementary SchoolTroy344
Kingsbury Country Day SchoolOxford343
Bingham Farms Elementary SchoolBingham Farms343
Morris Adler Elementary SchoolSouthfield335
United Oaks Elementary SchoolHazel Park335
Woodland Elementary SchoolTroy334
Michigan Cyber AcademyHazel Park332
Scotch Elementary SchoolWest Bloomfield331
Avondale Gifted and Talented EducationRochester Hills328
Glengary Elementary SchoolCommerce Township326
Mary Helen Guest Elementary SchoolWalled Lake324
Webb Elementary SchoolFerndale324
Holly Elementary SchoolHolly319
Owen Elementary SchoolPontiac319
North Sashabaw Elementary SchoolClarkston318
Deerfield Elementary SchoolRochester Hills317
Crescent Academy ElementarySouthfield316
Invest Roosevelt Alternative High SchoolHazel Park316
Andersonville Elementary SchoolDavisburg315
Pembroke Elementary SchoolTroy312
Beverly Elementary SchoolBeverly Hills307
Riverside Elementary SchoolWaterford306
Edmonson Elementary SchoolMadison Heights302
Walled Lake Elementary SchoolWalled Lake302
Alfred E. Upton Elementary SchoolRoyal Oak295
Pattengill Elementary SchoolBerkley292
Auburn Elementary SchoolAuburn Hills291
Virtual Learning Academy ConsortiumWaterford290
Highland Elementary SchoolHighland288
Beaumont Elementary SchoolWaterford284
Rogers SchoolAuburn Hills283
McIntyre Elementary SchoolSouthfield283
Alcott SchoolPontiac281
Rose Pioneer Elementary SchoolHolly278
Four Corners Montessori AcademyMadison Heights272
Clawson Middle SchoolClawson266
Leonard Elementary SchoolLeonard263
Houghton Elementary SchoolWhite Lake258
Hiller Elementary SchoolMadison Heights257
University High School AcademyLathrup Village252
Lessenger Elementary SchoolMadison Heights250
Hoover Elementary SchoolHazel Park249
Simonds Elementary SchoolMadison Heights248
Vandenberg Elementary SchoolSouthfield245
Madison High SchoolMadison Heights244
Knudsen Elementary SchoolWaterford243
Greenfield Elementary SchoolBeverly Hills239
Oakland Elementary SchoolRoyal Oak231
University Middle School AcademyLathrup Village220
Crescent Academy - Middle SchoolSouthfield218
Waterford Montessori AcademyWaterford217
Momentum AcademyWaterford212
Waterford Montessori AcademyWaterford204
Great Lakes AcademyPontiac200
Oakland FlexTech High SchoolFarmington Hills195
Advantage Alternative ProgramHazel Park191
Troy College and Career High SchoolTroy189
Oakland Early CollegeFarmington Hills177
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLAOak Park176
Renaissance Alternative High SchoolClarkston174
Crescent Academy (PK-1)Southfield173
Kenwood Elementary SchoolClawson162
Wilkinson Middle SchoolMadison Heights162
Farmington Central High SchoolFarmington Hills151
Cooke SchoolNorthville150
Harbor High SchoolWhite Lake142
Faxon AcademySouthfield126
Waterford Durant High SchoolWaterford123
Wing Lake Developmental CenterBloomfield Hills108
Churchill Community Education CenterRoyal Oak107
Rochester Community Schools Virtual CampusRochester Hills96
NOVA Discipline AcademyOak Park90
Madison District Early Childhood Education CenterMadison Heights88
Troy Early ChildhoodTroy88
Learning Options High SchoolLake Orion82
Visions UnlimitedFarmington81
Life Skills Center of PontiacPontiac80
Children's Village SchoolPontiac77
Kennedy CenterPontiac75
Pine Tree CenterLake Orion73
Kennedy Learning CenterSouthfield73
Jardon Vocational SchoolFerndale71
John M. Schultz Educational CampusRochester Hills68
ACEWest Bloomfield68
EdisonFerndale65
Renaissance Virtual SchoolClarkston63
Troy Center for TransitionTroy55
Viking Virtual AcademyHazel Park46
Kingsley Montgomery SchoolWaterford45
Waterford Lifetracks Program Crary CampusWaterford44
Oxford Bridges High SchoolOxford42
Lamphere CenterMadison Heights37
Southfield Regional Academic CampusSouthfield34
Oxford Crossroads Day SchoolOxford33
West Bloomfield Transition CenterWest Bloomfield26
Career PreparationNovi25
Meadows SchoolRochester Hills19
Brandon Adult Transition ProgramOrtonville18
Novi Adult Transition CenterNovi14
Project Search--12
Apollo CenterHighland8
Tier III Intervention AcademyPontiac7
Madison Preparatory High SchoolMadison Heights6
Huron Valley Adult EducationWhite Lake6
Clarkston Project Search--5
Project SearchWest Bloomfield5
Student Support ServicesClarkston1

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Crescent Academy ElementaryLaurus AcademyScripps Middle SchoolRenaissance Virtual SchoolBailey Lake Elementary SchoolAuburn Elementary SchoolBerkshire Middle SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolOrion Oaks Elementary SchoolVillage Oaks Elementary SchoolWylie E. Groves High SchoolEdisonHeritage Elementary SchoolHolly AcademyAlcott SchoolDeerfield Elementary SchoolWest Maple Elementary SchoolConant Elementary SchoolErnest W. Seaholm High SchoolLeonard Elementary SchoolLamphere CenterHarlan Elementary SchoolHillside Elementary SchoolStadium Drive Elementary SchoolHolly Elementary SchoolClear Lake Elementary SchoolSimonds Elementary SchoolGreenfield Elementary SchoolPontiac High SchoolAvondale High SchoolPattengill SchoolEinstein Elementary SchoolNorth Sashabaw Elementary SchoolMadison District Early Childhood Education CenterEdmonson Elementary SchoolForest Elementary SchoolOxford Bridges High SchoolSpringfield Plains Elem. SchoolJardon Vocational SchoolDavisburg Elementary SchoolPontiac Academy for ExcellenceDiploma And Careers InstituteMadison Elementary SchoolHolly Middle SchoolClarkston Elementary SchoolLakewood Elementary SchoolDr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of ExcellenceApollo CenterAnderson Middle SchoolHazel Park Advantage Alternative SchoolKeys Grace AcademyMilford High SchoolMichigan Cyber AcademyBurton Elementary SchoolPower Upper Elementary SchoolWaldon Middle SchoolHazel Park Junior High SchoolAgbu Alex-Marie Manoogian SchoolHarbor High SchoolBrandon High SchoolNovi Adult Transition CenterOakwood Elementary SchoolPontiac Middle SchoolCareer PreparationLakeville Elementary SchoolRose Pioneer Elementary SchoolPembroke Elementary SchoolNovi Woods Elementary SchoolWing Lake Developmental CenterOxford High SchoolWhitman Elementary SchoolTier Iii Intervention AcademyHolly High SchoolInternational AcademyWay Elementary SchoolBirmingham Covington SchoolBrewster Elementary SchoolWarner Upper Elementary SchoolOxford Area Middle SchoolMadison High SchoolBlanche Sims Elementary SchoolHoover Elementary SchoolOak Park Preparatory AcademyAvondale Gifted and Talented EducationBloomfield Hills Middle SchoolLife Skills Center of PontiacAvondale Middle SchoolFaxon Language Immersion AcademyOak Park High SchoolWood Creek Elementary SchoolOakside Scholars Charter AcademyVirtual Learning Academy ConsortiumFerndale Lower Elementary CampusClarkston High SchoolOwen Elementary SchoolFerndale Upper Elementary CampusWilkinson Middle SchoolOxford Elementary SchoolAndersonville Elementary SchoolKenbrook Elementary SchoolLighthouse Connections AcademyAngell Elementary SchoolNovi Middle SchoolViking Virtual AcademyWebb Elementary SchoolDeerfield Elementary SchoolDerby Middle SchoolR. Grant Graham Elem. SchoolNorth Farmington High SchoolFerndale Middle SchoolPierce Elementary SchoolPaul A. Schalm SchoolSusick Elementary SchoolBradford AcademyHazel Park High SchoolLamphere High SchoolKennedy CenterClawson High SchoolNovi High SchoolBerkley High SchoolOrchard Hills Elementary SchoolHamilton Parsons Elem. SchoolPepper Elementary SchoolNorup International SchoolWhite Lake Middle SchoolFarmington Central High SchoolGreat Lakes AcademyBloomfield Hills High SchoolOak Valley Middle SchoolFarmington High SchoolParkview Elementary SchoolPine Tree CenterBeverly Elementary SchoolOxford Virtual AcademyEast Middle SchoolMichigan Virtual Charter AcademyBrandon Middle SchoolHighland Elementary SchoolOxbow Elementary SchoolUniversity High SchoolUnited Oaks Elementary SchoolEastover Elementary SchoolLone Pine Elementary SchoolJohnson Elementary SchoolFour Corners Montessori AcademyTri County Educational CenterRogers Elementary SchoolCountry Oaks Elementary SchoolRogers SchoolNova Discipline AcademyMomentum AcademyJ.a. Lanigan Elementary SchoolIndependence Elementary SchoolNovi Meadows SchoolHarvey-Swanson Elementary SchoolHuron Valley Adult EducationOxford Crossroads Day SchoolRenaissance Alternative High SchoolCarpenter Year Round Elem. SchoolPaint Creek Elementary SchoolKingsbury Country Day SchoolLongacre Elementary SchoolPine Knob Elementary SchoolHerrington SchoolClawson Middle SchoolGill Elementary SchoolWebber SchoolBrandon Adult Transition ProgramSpring Mills Elementary SchoolHiller Elementary SchoolLake Orion High SchoolBingham Farms Elementary SchoolVisions UnlimitedStudent Support ServicesClarkston Junior High SchoolDaniel Axford Elementary SchoolOakview Middle SchoolInvest Roosevelt Alternative High SchoolLessenger Elementary SchoolMadison Preparatory High SchoolFarmington Steam AcademyPage Middle SchoolOakland FlexTech High SchoolCrescent AcademyEast Hills Middle SchoolQuarton Elementary SchoolBaldwin Elementary SchoolBeechview Elementary SchoolArts And Technology Academy Of PontiacLakeland High SchoolKenwood Elementary SchoolPatterson Elementary SchoolCrescent AcademyMuir Middle SchoolMeadows SchoolLearning Options High SchoolSashabaw Middle SchoolKurtz Elementary SchoolKey Elementary School

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