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Best Alternative Schools in Jackson, MI

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Schools

1,232

Students

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Smallest classes

Lyle A Torrant Center 7.6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Da Vinci Schools	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2985 Springport Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Da Vinci Schools	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 796-0031	322	16	19.7	78.9%	218 (67.7%)	45 (14.0%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.4%)								(n/a)	42.9	42.9	12.5	10.7	28.6	31.0	11.4	42.9	$12,995	$527	$12,468
South Central Michigan Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1060 Jackson Xing	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 841-2820	402	5	77.3	75.9%	223 (55.5%)	87 (21.6%)	34 (8.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.9%)								(n/a)		37.5				31.3		28.6	$10,192	$1,776	$8,416
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	1000 E Golf Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 782-9044	55	0	110.0	94.5%	47 (85.5%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.9%)								(n/a)									$14,090	$1,093	$12,996
Lyle A Torrant Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1175 W Parnall Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 787-8910	191	25	7.6	54.5%	153 (80.1%)	15 (7.9%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.4%)								(n/a)
Youth Home Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	3-12	930 Fleming Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 990-8088	22	3	8.8	72.7%	14 (63.6%)	3 (13.6%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)								(n/a)
Jackson Independent School District (Isd) Local Based Special Education Programs	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1226 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 990-8088	240	79	3.0	65.4%	166 (69.2%)	23 (9.6%)	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.6%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Jackson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Michigan Center	2.29 mi	3	422^nd
Spring Arbor	7.76 mi	2	152^nd
Parma	7.92 mi	3	86^th
Clarklake	8.9 mi	1
Napoleon	9.02 mi	4	227^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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