📍 3390 100th Ave, Zeeland, Ottawa County, 49464
Venture Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Zeeland, Ottawa County. The school has 82 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Zeeland Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Venture Academy enrolls 82 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 51 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 34% |
| Asian | 2 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
40 of the school's 82 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 32 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Venture Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 30, state house district 90.
Venture Academy is one of 12 schools in Zeeland Public Schools, based in ZEELAND, Michigan. The district serves 5,788 students district-wide and employs 375 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 82 students, Venture Academy is smaller than the district average of about 482 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize