PrepNet Virtual Academy
GRAND RAPIDS · MI · PrepNet Virtual Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Lighthouse Academy South Campus → West Michigan Aviation Academy → Excel Charter Academy → Lake Michigan Academy → Grand Rapids Christian High School → Ottawa Hills High School → Ottawa High Transition → East Kentwood High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How PrepNet Virtual Academy compares for families
What families should know about PrepNet Virtual Academy.
- ▸ LocallyMI sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Lighthouse Academy South Campus, West Michigan Aviation Academy, Excel Charter Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -7.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,080 students:
≈ 349 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $41,758 per student in district revenue, the 349 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $14,573,542/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Academy South Campus GRAND RAPIDS |
Public · charter | 0.7 | 191 | +213.1% |
| West Michigan Aviation Academy GRAND RAPIDS |
Public · charter | 1.9 | 600 | -1.5% |
| Excel Charter Academy GRAND RAPIDS |
Public · charter | 1.9 | — | — |
| Lake Michigan Academy Grand Rapids |
Private | 2.8 | 49 | — |
| Grand Rapids Christian High School Grand Rapids |
Private | 3.2 | 786 | -2.1% |
| Ottawa Hills High School GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 3.6 | 385 | +1.0% |
| Ottawa High Transition GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 3.6 | 14 | — |
| East Kentwood High School GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 4.0 | 2,068 | +7.9% |