📍 6750 Chime St, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, 49009
Youth Advancement Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. The school has 29 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Youth Advancement Academy school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 1.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Youth Advancement Academy enrolls 29 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 66% male and 34% female. A teaching staff of 1.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American and 28% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 21 | 72% |
| White | 8 | 28% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 29 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 27 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Youth Advancement Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 20, state house district 61.
Youth Advancement Academy is one of 1 schools in Youth Advancement Academy, based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The district serves 19 students district-wide and employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 29 students, Youth Advancement Academy is larger than the district average of about 19 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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