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Academy West Alternative Education School

Serves grades 6 - 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
3400 N Jennings Rd
Flint, MI 48504
Phone
(810) 591-0123
District
Westwood Heights Schools
County
GENESEE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
441
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

1

(10 is best)

Better than 5.4% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Academy West Alternative Education School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
39%
12%
51%
10%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

80 60 40 20 0
72
23
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 12 2.7%
Grade 8 22 5.0%
Grade 9 144 32.7%
Grade 10 128 29.0%
Grade 11 85 19.3%
Grade 12 50 11.3%
Total 441 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.9% 11.5% 66.4%
Black 63.4% 83.8% 19.2%
Hispanic 6.8% 4.3% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.2% 90.2% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 87.1% 88.9% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.1% 1.3% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,625 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 467.5 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.0% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.6% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,130 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 16.8% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.2% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 10.6% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.7% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.8% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.9% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.7% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 19.6% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,358 $13,072,000 49.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,240 $1,939,000 7.4%
Staff $1,035 $1,619,000 6.2%
General Administration $443 $693,000 2.6%
School Administration $792 $1,238,000 4.7%
Operation $2,010 $3,144,000 12.0%
Transportation $276 $431,000 1.6%
Other $371 $581,000 2.2%
Total Support $6,167 $9,645,000 36.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,225 $3,480,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $16,750 $26,197,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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