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River Rouge Alternative Virtual Academy School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1460 Coolidge Hwy
River Rouge, MI 48218
Phone
(800) 297-2119
District
River Rouge School District of the City of
County
WAYNE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
838
Classroom Teachers
1

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.4% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

River Rouge Alternative Virtual Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
43%
50%
42%
50%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
42%
50%
45%
50%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
34%
50%
38%
50%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
34%
20%
37%
20%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
41%
13%
52%
5%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

840 820 800 780 760 740 720 700 680 660 640 620 600 580 560 540 520 500 480 460 440 420 400 380 360 340 320 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
830
25
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 4 0.5%
Grade 1 5 0.6%
Grade 2 4 0.5%
Grade 3 8 1.0%
Grade 4 11 1.3%
Grade 5 6 0.7%
Grade 6 14 1.7%
Grade 7 22 2.6%
Grade 8 34 4.1%
Grade 9 158 18.9%
Grade 10 230 27.4%
Grade 11 196 23.4%
Grade 12 146 17.4%
Total 838 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.8% 14.8% 67.0%
Black 51.6% 76.7% 19.1%
Hispanic 5.4% 8.1% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.2% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.7% 83.6% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 82.7% 82.7% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 0.9% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,499 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,635.6 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.3% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.3% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 11.5% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,365 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 77.2% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 6.9% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.7% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 3.1% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 5.1% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.4% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.1% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.2% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 31.4% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,023 $18,430,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $869 $2,660,000 7.4%
Staff $679 $2,077,000 5.8%
General Administration $269 $822,000 2.3%
School Administration $556 $1,702,000 4.7%
Operation $1,042 $3,189,000 8.9%
Transportation $634 $1,940,000 5.4%
Other $946 $2,896,000 8.0%
Total Support $4,995 $15,286,000 42.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $748 $2,290,000 6.4%
Total Expenditures $11,767 $36,006,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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