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Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center

Public, Virtual Grades 6-12

688^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 14% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center is a small alternative virtual school in Swartz Creek, MI, serving just 93 students in grades 6 through 12 as part of the Swartz Creek Community Schools district.

This school is designed as a "second chance" option for students who haven't thrived in traditional classrooms, and the data shows just how challenging that mission can be. The most striking concern for parents is student engagement: over half of students (56.1%) are chronically absent, and while that's a big improvement from the 85-90% rates of prior years, it's still double the district average. Graduation rates tell a similar story—just 58% of students graduate, compared to 95.5% at the traditional Swartz Creek High School, and the dropout rate of 30% is more than four times the state average. That said, this school isn't alone in these struggles. Compared to nearby alternative programs like Academy West Alternative Education (32.5% graduation) and The Learning CoOp (7.1% graduation), Swartz Creek Virtual actually performs better, suggesting it's recovering some students who might otherwise be lost entirely.

Academically, expect volatility. Test scores swing wildly from year to year—one year 11th graders beat district averages in science and social studies, only to fall far below the next year. This instability reflects the small student body, where a handful of students can dramatically shift results. Financially, the school serves a higher-need population, with 54.8% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch (compared to 36.8% at Swartz Creek High School). There is one genuine bright spot: in 2024-2025, students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds ranked in the 85th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement that shows the school can deliver strong outcomes for its most vulnerable students, even if that success hasn't been consistent. For parents considering this option, it's essential to understand that this is a specialized program for students who need significant support to stay engaged—not a typical virtual school experience.

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,133

Per pupil spending ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8230 Crapo St
Swartz Creek, MI 48473-1359

(810) 591-4380

District: Swartz Creek Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.2%

African American:

9.7%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2019 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2026) from a 9th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (58% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Michigan avg44%

688^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Swartz Creek Community Schools

434^th of 625Swartz Creek Community 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	11.8	688 of 800	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	486 of 739	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.7	654 of 735	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	605 of 666	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	685 of 824	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	687 of 835	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	649 of 852	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	686 of 832	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	690 of 799	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	578 of 805	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	662 of 773	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.3	731 of 784	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.2	699 of 765	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.3	650 of 754	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	608 of 750	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.5	602 of 767	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.1	646 of 705	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	607 of 686	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	577 of 710	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	592 of 719	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	79.0	96 of 635	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	15.1	608 of 755	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	5.5	655 of 707	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	646 of 671	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	535 of 639	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	568 of 582	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	641 of 708	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2018)7th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-20 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing22%-30 vs state

Science13%-24 vs state

Social Studies10%-37 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	8230 Crapo St	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 591-4380	93	4	22.1	54.8%	69 (74.2%)	9 (9.7%)	7 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.6%)	11.8	688^th of 800 public high schools	14.0%		33.4	486^th of 739 public high schools	34.2%	202			40.9			362.7	21.9	342.8				12.9		10.0	$12,133	$2,045	$10,088
Swartz Creek High School	Public	9-12	1 Dragon Dr	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-1801	996	49	20.2	36.7%	763 (76.6%)	103 (10.3%)	54 (5.4%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.3%)	40.3	450^th of 800 public high schools	43.8%		35.3	475^th of 739 public high schools	35.7%	25		53.0	50.7		22.6	24.9	46.6	19.0				29.4		37.4	$14,069	$1,397	$12,672
Transition Center	Public	10-12	3136 S Linden Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-5018	39	8	4.8	38.5%	24 (61.5%)	13 (33.3%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)
CA Alternative EdAtlantis	Public	6-12	G3493 Beveridge Rd	Flint	48532	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-6292	110	3	34.3	90.9%	26 (23.6%)	64 (58.2%)	8 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.9%)	8	726^th of 800 public high schools	9.3%					(n/a)			22.2			340.6	26.5	348.2				9.4		9.4	$10,125	$892	$9,234
Genesee Career Institute	Public	9-12	5081 Torrey Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4462	0	38	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
CarmanAinsworth High School	Public	8-12	1300 N Linden Rd	Flint	48532	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3240	914	49	18.5	83.7%	203 (22.2%)	552 (60.4%)	47 (5.1%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (11.2%)	15.1	654^th of 800 public high schools	18.3%		18.8	590^th of 739 public high schools	20.2%	64		39.2	30.5		10.6	9.6	27.8	7.3				15.7		27.5	$17,572	$1,894	$15,678
Durand Area High School	Public	9-12	9575 E Monroe Rd	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 288-2684	385	23	16.9	44.2%	349 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	57.5	285^th of 800 public high schools	64.4%		42.1	427^th of 739 public high schools	42.2%	142		59.2	62.5		23.3	31.3	59.7	26.0				42.9		45.5	$15,481	$870	$14,610
Raider Virtual Academy	Public	9-12	230 Oak St	Flushing	48433	Genesee County	Flushing Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-1187	98	0	721.4	44.9%	66 (67.3%)	12 (12.2%)	14 (14.3%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	13.5	670^th of 800 public high schools	16.3%					(n/a)			45.5			363.6	23.5	387.6				2073.1		16.1	$4,917	$488	$4,429
The Learning CoOp	Public	6-12	1309 N Ballenger Hwy	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0860	11	0		63.6%	2 (18.2%)	6 (54.5%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)															$38,404	$767	$37,636
Southwestern Classical Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1420 W 12th St	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-8601	464	29	16.1	93.1%	64 (13.8%)	351 (75.6%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	6.9	745^th of 800 public high schools	6.9%		3.1	733^rd of 739 public high schools	0.8%	12		23.6	13.2		4.5	333.9	14.1	357.7				10.0		24.3	$32,618	$10,045	$22,573

Frequently Asked Questions about Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center

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Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 93 students attended Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center.

What district is Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center in?

Swartz Creek Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center?

Students at Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center are 74% White, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

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