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Link Learning Virtual Program

Q: Is Link Learning Virtual Program a good school?

Link Learning Virtual Program ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Michigan high schools.

Q: How many students attend Link Learning Virtual Program?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,526 students attended Link Learning Virtual Program.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Link Learning Virtual Program?

Students at Link Learning Virtual Program are 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 9% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Link Learning Virtual Program is a public virtual high school serving 2,526 students in grades 9-12, based in Belding, MI, but administered by Berrien Springs Public Schools, a district located over 100 miles away. This large, statewide virtual academy operates with an extraordinarily high student-to-teacher ratio of 89.8:1, indicating a model built around self-paced, asynchronous learning rather than direct classroom instruction.

The most critical information for parents is the school's consistently poor outcomes. The graduation rate for 2024-2025 was just 37.0%, compared to 90.1% at nearby Belding High School and 84.0% statewide. The dropout rate of 23.7% is more than three times the state average. Academic proficiency is staggeringly low: only 1.4% of 11th graders were proficient in math on the SAT, versus 26.5% statewide, and just 20.8% were proficient in reading and writing, compared to 52.1% statewide. These figures place the school in the bottom 10th percentile of all Michigan high schools, a ranking that has persisted for four consecutive years. The school's low reported chronic absenteeism rate of 7.0% is likely misleading, as virtual "attendance" may simply mean logging into a system, masking true student disengagement.

While the school serves a high-need population (66.4% free/reduced lunch), its outcomes are far worse than alternative schools serving similar students, such as Unity Alternative School (75% graduation rate) and Satterlee School (56.2%). The school spends $7,692 per student—roughly half of what surrounding traditional schools spend—yet delivers dramatically inferior results. For parents considering this option, the evidence strongly suggests that the virtual model, as implemented here, is failing its students across every demographic group and academic measure.

2,526

Students ?

89.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,692

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

9057 W Belding Rd
Belding, MI 48809-9201

(616) 244-3553

District: Berrien Springs Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

12.6%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2023 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (37% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg21%

Michigan avg43%

731^st of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Berrien Springs Public Schools

341^st of 625Berrien Springs Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	731 of 800	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	675 of 739	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	689 of 743	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	659 of 735	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	233 of 252	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	145 of 188	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	647 of 686	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	580 of 629	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	598 of 619	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	574 of 611	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	255 of 259	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	201 of 203	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	195 of 195	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	184 of 190	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	665 of 719	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	579 of 635	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	609 of 654	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	563 of 614	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	650 of 693	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	601 of 628	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	586 of 633	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	553 of 611	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	179 of 179	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	104 of 105	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	200 of 220	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	659 of 671	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	618 of 639	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	617 of 638	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	625 of 647	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school

African American (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-29 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing21%-31 vs state

Social Studies13%-30 vs state

Science10%-25 vs state

Mathematics3%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)	M-Step Math (2026)	M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 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
Link Learning Virtual Program	Public, Virtual	9-12	9057 W Belding Rd	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(616) 244-3553	2,526	28	89.8	66.4%	1,741 (68.9%)	274 (10.8%)	318 (12.6%)	7 (0.3%)	43 (1.7%)	1 (0.0%)	142 (5.6%)	7.6	731^st of 800 public high schools	8.6%		8.2	675^th of 739 public high schools	8.7%	56		29.3	30.9		3.7	3.2	20.8	1.4				10.2		13.3	$7,692	$256	$7,436
Belding High School	Public	9-12	850 Hall St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 794-4900	511	26	19.4	59.5%	440 (86.1%)	5 (1.0%)	50 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	36.6	484^th of 800 public high schools	39.5%		32.8	489^th of 739 public high schools	33.8%	5		50.0	53.5		21.8	32.3	34.1	11.0				28.6		28.6	$14,102	$926	$13,175
Satterlee School	Public	7-12	8153 Satterlee Rd	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 754-3681	26	1	26.0	57.7%	21 (80.8%)	3 (11.5%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)							410.0	323.8				2074.6		27.3	$13,583	$888	$12,695
Greenville Senior High School	Public	8-12	111 N Hillcrest St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 754-3681	1,044	52	20.0	42.0%	946 (90.6%)	15 (1.4%)	63 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.1%)	55.7	304^th of 800 public high schools	62.0%		67	205^th of 739 public high schools	72.3%	99		64.0	55.6		35.6	30.4	50.9	22.4				32.9		47.2	$15,090	$915	$14,174
Handlon Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1728 W Bluewater Hwy	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-3100	2	0		—	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1576 W Bluewater Hwy	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-6331	3	0		—	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1727 W Bluewater Hwy	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-2510	9	0		33.3%	2 (22.2%)	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lowell Senior High School	Public	9-12	11700 Vergennes St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2900	1,058	56	18.7	18.0%	949 (89.7%)	11 (1.0%)	59 (5.6%)	14 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	89.3	60^th of 800 public high schools	92.5%		86.8	68^th of 739 public high schools	90.8%	8		79.9	74.9		58.4	49.8	69.3	48.3				57.0		57.4	$14,120	$802	$13,318
Unity Alternative School	Public	9-12	300 High St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2550	19	1	20.0	42.1%	17 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)															$19,200	$1,103	$18,097
Saranac JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	150 Pleasant St	Saranac	48881	Ionia County	Saranac Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 642-1100	406	21	19.7	32.8%	362 (89.2%)	6 (1.5%)	26 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	63.1	238^th of 800 public high schools	70.3%		76.4	146^th of 739 public high schools	80.2%	92	77.3	56.4	76.7	36.0	40.0	45.0	40.0	20.0	31.1	30.0	44.0	43.6	53.3	49.1	$13,091	$445	$12,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Link Learning Virtual Program

What is the racial makeup of Link Learning Virtual Program?

Students at Link Learning Virtual Program are 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Link Learning Virtual Program a good school?

Link Learning Virtual Program ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Link Learning Virtual Program?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,526 students attended Link Learning Virtual Program.

What district is Link Learning Virtual Program in?

Berrien Springs Public Schools

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