📍 733 N Hemlock Rd, Hemlock, Saginaw County, 48626
Hemlock Virtual is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Hemlock, Saginaw County. The school has 56 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hemlock Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 1.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 37.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hemlock Virtual enrolls 56 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 1.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 37.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 50 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 3.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
36 of the school's 56 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 34 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hemlock Virtual is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-80, state senate district 32, state house district 85.
Hemlock Virtual is one of 5 schools in Hemlock Public School District, based in Hemlock, Michigan. The district serves 1,239 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 56 students, Hemlock Virtual is smaller than the district average of about 248 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant