Summary:
The Flushing Community Schools district in Michigan is home to two high schools: Flushing High School and Raider Virtual Academy. While Flushing High School is the larger and more established school, both institutions have faced challenges in recent years, with declining performance and lower academic outcomes compared to district and state averages.
Flushing High School, with a student population of 1,248, has seen a drop in its statewide rankings, falling from 294 out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 395 out of 743 in 2023-2024 and 388 out of 739 in 2024-2025. The school's test scores are generally lower than the Flushing Community Schools district and the state of Michigan averages across various subjects and assessments. Meanwhile, Raider Virtual Academy, with only 101 students, has limited test score data available, but the information provided suggests lower performance compared to the district and state averages.
Both high schools share similar 4-year graduation rates of 82.8% and dropout rates of 7.6% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the schools differ in their spending per student, with Flushing High School spending $13,409 per student and Raider Virtual Academy spending only $5,062 per student. Additionally, Raider Virtual Academy has a significantly higher student-teacher ratio of 721.4:1, compared to Flushing High School's ratio of 17:1. These disparities highlight the unique challenges faced by the virtual school in providing a quality education to its students.
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