104.

Yes, that’s right. We now have 104 online high schools in our database. While there are more out there, the number is growing quickly. One of the larger growth areas has been free online high schools. While they have the strictest enrollment rules, they are free.

Online high school courses help

Five years ago, Kim Babcock almost became another high school dropout statistic.

The then-16-year-old Charlotte High School student was pregnant and said school didn’t take precedence over her soon-arriving daughter or the job she’d have to get to support them both.

Counselors at Charlotte High recommended she enroll in Michigan Virtual School, which works with schools to offer online courses to complete degrees. She did, and graduated two years later – on time and with honors.

To read the rest of the article, go to the Lansing State Journal.