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Michigan Virtual Charter Academy had the largest enrollment among Oakland County schools, welcoming 3,202 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 51.6% of them were girls, and 48.4% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 50.1% of the Michigan Virtual Charter Academy total enrollment.

Among the 326 schools in Oakland County, Novi High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,141 students, while Lighthouse Connections Academy welcomed 2,056 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 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.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Hazel Park	3,202
Novi High School	Novi	2,141
Lighthouse Connections Academy	Troy	2,056
Lake Orion Community High School	Lake Orion	2,035
Troy High School	Troy	2,032
Rochester High School	Rochester Hills	1,682
Oxford High School	Oxford	1,568
Clarkston High School	Clarkston	1,552
Rochester Adams High School	Rochester Hills	1,521
Bloomfield Hills High School	Bloomfield Township	1,481
Stoney Creek High School	Rochester Hills	1,478
Farmington High School	Farmington	1,470
Athens High School	Troy	1,468
West Bloomfield High School	West Bloomfield	1,434
Oakside Prep Academy	Waterford	1,424
Walled Lake Northern High School	Commerce Township	1,383
International Academy	Bloomfield Hills	1,370
Royal Oak High School	Royal Oak	1,293
South Lyon High School	South Lyon	1,254
Oxford Virtual Academy	Oxford	1,249
Berkley High School	Berkley	1,214
Milford High School	Highland	1,208
Walled Lake Central High School	Commerce Township	1,186
South Lyon East High School	South Lyon	1,174
North Farmington High School	Farmington Hills	1,157
Wylie E. Groves High School	Beverly Hills	1,108
Ernest W. Seaholm High School	Birmingham	1,104
Novi Middle School	Novi	1,086
Walled Lake Western High School	Commerce Township	1,072
Royal Oak Middle School	Royal Oak	1,058
Millennium Middle School	South Lyon	1,049
Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology	Southfield	1,049
Novi Meadows School	Novi	1,048
Hillside Middle School	Northville	1,024
Lakeland High School	White Lake	1,012
Holly High School	Holly	1,009
West Bloomfield Middle School	Orchard Lake	1,008
Clarkston Junior High School	Clarkston	1,007
Hart Middle School	Rochester Hills	999
Pontiac High School	Pontiac	992
Waterford Mott High School	Waterford	963
Oxford Middle School	Oxford	938
Sashabaw Middle School	Clarkston	933
Avondale High School	Auburn Hills	911
Waterford Kettering High School	Waterford	909
Van Hoosen Middle School	Rochester Hills	906
Centennial Middle School	South Lyon	898
Clifford H. Smart Middle School	Commerce Township	888
Larson Middle School	Troy	865
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	Pontiac	850
Boulan Park Middle School	Troy	839
Oak Park High School	Oak Park	798
Laurus Academy	Southfield	791
Pontiac Middle School	Pontiac	790
West Middle School	Rochester Hills	784
Walton Charter Academy	Pontiac	763
Lamphere High School	Madison Heights	753
Ferndale High School	Ferndale	744
Holly Middle School	Holly	743
Pierce Middle School	Waterford	733
Mason Middle School	Waterford	731
Farmington STEAM Academy	Farmington Hills	714
Oak Park Preparatory Academy	Oak Park	707
Reuther Middle School	Rochester Hills	706
Berkshire Middle School	Beverly Hills	695
Hillside Elementary School	Farmington Hills	682
Bradford Academy	Southfield	678
Norup International School	Oak Park	672
Muir Middle School	Milford	656
Brandon High School	Ortonville	648
Delta Kelly Elementary School	Oakland	643
Birmingham Covington School	Bloomfield Hills	643
Walnut Creek Middle School	West Bloomfield	641
Avondale Middle School	Rochester Hills	639
Derby Middle School	Birmingham	631
Baker Middle School	Troy	629
Power Middle School	Farmington Hills	621
James R. Geisler Middle School	Commerce Township	620
Whitman Elementary School	Pontiac	611
Smith Middle School	Troy	599
Sarah G. Banks Middle School	Wixom	597
East Hills Middle School	Bloomfield Hills	593
Eastover Elementary School	Bloomfield Hills	589
William A. Pearson Elementary School	South Lyon	576
Sharon J. Hardy Elementary School	South Lyon	570
Hampton Elementary School	Rochester Hills	567
Hazel Park High School	Hazel Park	567
Warner Middle School	Farmington Hills	559
Pierce Elementary School	Birmingham	556
Scotch Elementary School	West Bloomfield	556
Bloomfield Hills Middle School	Bloomfield Hills	555
East Middle School	Farmington Hills	555
Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Pontiac	553
Harvey-Swanson Elementary School	Ortonville	548
Thompson K-8 International Academy	Southfield	544
Gill Elementary School	Farmington	543
Paul A. Schalm School	Clawson	543
Keith Elementary School	West Bloomfield	542
Page Middle School	Madison Heights	538
Sheiko Elementary School	West Bloomfield	534
Baldwin Elementary School	Rochester	534
Commerce Elementary School	Commerce Township	534
Oak Valley Middle School	Commerce Township	531
Thornton Creek Elementary School	Novi	531
Keys Grace Academy	Madison Heights	530
West Maple Elementary School	Bloomfield Hills	529
Ferndale Middle School	Ferndale	528
Long Meadow Elementary School	Rochester Hills	528
Adlai Stevenson Elementary School	Southfield	527
White Lake Middle School	White Lake	525
Bailey Lake Elementary School	Clarkston	522
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Southfield	520
Holly Academy	Holly	520
Kent Lake Elementary School	South Lyon	518
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Novi	518
Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus	Ferndale	517
Key Elementary School	Oak Park	516
Parkview Elementary School	Novi	515
Waldon Middle School	Lake Orion	514
Orion Oaks Elementary School	Lake Orion	514
North Hill Elementary School	Rochester Hills	512
Hugger Elementary School	Rochester	512
Oakview Middle School	Oakland	510
Way Elementary School	Bloomfield Hills	506
Musson Elementary School	Rochester Hills	505
Conant Elementary School	Bloomfield Hills	504
Amerman Elementary School	Northville	504
Paint Creek Elementary School	Lake Orion	504
Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus	Oak Park	501
Hickory Woods Elementary School	Novi	499
Village Oaks Elementary School	Novi	499
Hamilton-Parsons Elementary School	Leonard	498
Loon Lake Elementary School	Wixom	496
Novi Woods Elementary School	Novi	496
Springfield Plains Elementary School	Clarkston	495
Anderson Middle School	Berkley	489
Country Oaks Elementary School	Commerce Township	488
Pine Knob Elementary School	Clarkston	487
Webber School	Lake Orion	485
Frank E. Bartlett School	South Lyon	483
Doherty Elementary School	West Bloomfield	476
Diploma and Careers Institute	Rochester Hills	476
J. A. Lanigan Elementary School	Farmington Hills	473
Keller Elementary School	Royal Oak	470
University High School	Ferndale	469
Dublin Elementary School	White Lake	467
Carpenter Elementary School	Lake Orion	467
Burton Elementary School	Huntington Woods	461
Pleasant Lake Elementary School	West Bloomfield	461
Hamilton Elementary School	Troy	460
Deerfield Elementary School	Novi	459
Orchard Hills Elementary School	Novi	453
Alice M. Birney K-8 School	Southfield	452
Hamlin Elementary School	Rochester Hills	450
Sayre Elementary School	South Lyon	450
Heritage Elementary School	Highland	448
Independence Elementary School	Clarkston	446
Northwood Elementary School	Royal Oak	446
Scripps Middle School	Lake Orion	446
Stadium Drive Elementary School	Lake Orion	444
McGregor Elementary School	Rochester	443
Longacre Elementary School	Farmington	443
Brooklands Elementary School	Rochester Hills	442
Bemis Elementary School	Troy	441
Wixom Elementary School	Wixom	438
Grayson Elementary School	Waterford	437
Brandon Middle School	Ortonville	436
Addams Elementary and Early Childhood Center	Royal Oak	436
Wood Creek Elementary School	Farmington Hills	434
Lakewood Elementary School	White Lake	434
Lone Pine Elementary School	West Bloomfield	432
Meadow Brook Elementary School	Rochester Hills	428
Ann L. Dolsen Elementary School	New Hudson	427
AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian School	Southfield	426
Clear Lake Elementary School	Oxford	425
Spring Mills Elementary School	Highland	424
Schroeder Elementary School	Troy	423
Blanche Sims Elementary School	Lake Orion	423
Johnson Elementary School	Milford	419
Clarkston Elementary School	Clarkston	416
Pepper Elementary School	Oak Park	416
Hazel Park Junior High School	Hazel Park	413
Wass Elementary School	Troy	413
Madison Elementary School	Madison Heights	411
Angell Elementary School	Berkley	411
Morse Elementary School	Troy	411
Patterson Elementary School	Holly	408
Wattles Elementary School	Troy	406
Forest Elementary School	Farmington Hills	404
Oak Ridge Elementary School	Royal Oak	404
Barnard Elementary School	Troy	400
Leonard Elementary School	Troy	400
Kurtz Elementary School	Milford	400
Schoolcraft Elementary School	Waterford	398
Oxbow Elementary School	White Lake	397
Costello Elementary School	Troy	395
Troy Union Elementary School	Troy	395
LakeVille Elementary School	Oxford	393
Oakley Park Elementary School	Commerce Township	392
Donelson Hills Elementary School	Waterford	392
Davisburg Elementary School	Davisburg	391
Susick Elementary School	Troy	391
R. Grant Graham Elementary School	Auburn Hills	390
Kenbrook Elementary School	Farmington Hills	388
Einstein Elementary School	Oak Park	387
Owen Elementary School	Pontiac	383
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education	Rochester Hills	381
University Hills Elementary School	Rochester Hills	379
Brewster Elementary School	Rochester Hills	377
Cooley Elementary School	Waterford	377
Harlan Elementary School	Bloomfield Hills	373
Quarton Elementary School	Birmingham	371
Oakwood Elementary School	Ortonville	371
Clawson High School	Clawson	369
Beechview Elementary School	Farmington Hills	366
Rogers Elementary School	Berkley	366
Hill Elementary School	Troy	363
United Oaks Elementary School	Hazel Park	363
Bingham Farms Elementary School	Bingham Farms	362
Morris Adler Elementary School	Southfield	355
Glenn W. Levey Middle School	Southfield	354
Tri County Educational Center	Ferndale	350
Martell Elementary School	Troy	348
Daniel Axford Elementary School	Oxford	345
Oxford Elementary School	Oxford	340
University Middle School Academy	Lathrup Village	338
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School	Walled Lake	337
Kingsbury Country Day School	Oxford	335
Alcott School	Pontiac	334
Auburn Elementary School	Auburn Hills	333
Invest Roosevelt Alternative High School	Hazel Park	333
Deerfield Elementary School	Rochester Hills	333
Gretchko Elementary School	West Bloomfield	331
Webb Elementary School	Ferndale	328
Woodland Elementary School	Troy	328
Michigan Cyber Academy	Hazel Park	328
Pembroke Elementary School	Troy	324
Herrington School	Pontiac	319
Andersonville Elementary School	Davisburg	318
North Sashabaw Elementary School	Clarkston	313
MacArthur K-8 University Academy	Lathrup Village	312
Glengary Elementary School	Commerce Township	311
Haviland Elementary School	Waterford	308
Holly Elementary School	Holly	307
Edmonson Elementary School	Madison Heights	305
Alfred E. Upton Elementary School	Royal Oak	301
Walled Lake Elementary School	Walled Lake	301
Beaumont Elementary School	Waterford	298
Virtual Learning Academy Consortium	Waterford	298
Beverly Elementary School	Beverly Hills	296
Pattengill Elementary School	Berkley	295
Highland Elementary School	Highland	292
Riverside Elementary School	Waterford	291
Hoover Elementary School	Hazel Park	280
Rogers School	Auburn Hills	280
Houghton Elementary School	White Lake	278
Knudsen Elementary School	Waterford	278
Clawson Middle School	Clawson	275
University High School Academy	Lathrup Village	274
Hiller Elementary School	Madison Heights	272
Rose Pioneer Elementary School	Holly	270
Crescent Academy Elementary	Southfield	265
Simonds Elementary School	Madison Heights	260
Lessenger Elementary School	Madison Heights	259
Madison High School	Madison Heights	255
Crescent Academy (PK-1)	Southfield	249
Greenfield Elementary School	Beverly Hills	248
Oakland Elementary School	Royal Oak	242
Leonard Elementary School	Leonard	241
Four Corners Montessori Academy	Madison Heights	235
Momentum Academy	Waterford	219
Waterford Montessori Academy	Waterford	213
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA	Oak Park	212
Waterford Montessori Academy	Waterford	188
Troy College and Career High School	Troy	188
Oakland Early College	Farmington Hills	179
Wilkinson Middle School	Madison Heights	171
McIntyre Elementary School	Southfield	162
Great Lakes Academy	Pontiac	162
Oakland FlexTech High School	Farmington Hills	162
Renaissance Alternative High School	Clarkston	155
Cooke School	Northville	152
Faxon Academy	Southfield	150
Advantage Alternative Program	Hazel Park	150
Crescent Academy - Middle School	Southfield	145
John M. Schultz Educational Campus	Rochester Hills	138
Harbor High School	White Lake	133
Farmington Central High School	Farmington Hills	128
Waterford Durant High School	Waterford	120
Wing Lake Developmental Center	Bloomfield Hills	113
NOVA Discipline Academy	Oak Park	108
Life Skills Center of Pontiac	Pontiac	105
Troy Early Childhood	Troy	98
Kennedy Center	Pontiac	92
Churchill Community Education Center	Royal Oak	90
Visions Unlimited	Farmington	79
Pine Tree Center	Lake Orion	74
Learning Options High School	Lake Orion	73
Edison	Ferndale	66
Kennedy Learning Center	Southfield	66
Madison District Early Childhood Education Center	Madison Heights	64
Renaissance Virtual School	Clarkston	63
ACE	West Bloomfield	61
Jardon Vocational School	Ferndale	57
Children's Village School	Pontiac	56
Oxford Bridges High School	Oxford	53
Kingsley Montgomery School	Waterford	52
Troy Center for Transition	Troy	50
Waterford Lifetracks Program Crary Campus	Waterford	50
Viking Virtual Academy	Hazel Park	39
Lamphere Center	Madison Heights	35
West Bloomfield Transition Center	West Bloomfield	30
Oxford Crossroads Day School	Oxford	28
Career Preparation	Novi	26
Meadows School	Rochester Hills	17
Huron Valley Adult Education	White Lake	15
Novi Adult Transition Center	Novi	14
Brandon Adult Transition Program	Ortonville	12
Project Search	--	11
Tier III Intervention Academy	Pontiac	7
Apollo Center	Highland	5
Madison Preparatory High School	Madison Heights	5
Clarkston Project Search	--	3
Project Search	West Bloomfield	3
Community Education Resource Center	Lake Orion	1
Special Education	South Lyon	1