▁Every ▁student ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁three ▁path way ▁classes ▁( with in ▁their ▁a cademy ) ▁before ▁gradu ation . ▁Each ▁path way ▁is ▁focused ▁on ▁making ▁learning ▁relevant ▁and ▁inst illing ▁skills ▁necessary ▁to ▁be ▁successful ▁after ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Ford ▁Next ▁Generation ▁Learning ▁and ▁Ma comb ▁County ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Development , ▁The ▁Academ ies ▁also ▁promise ▁struct ured ▁experiences ▁outside ▁of ▁school ▁at ▁each ▁grade ▁level ▁to ▁help ▁rein force ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁make ▁class room ▁theory ▁relevant . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁first ▁Ford ▁Next ▁Generation ▁Learning ▁campus ▁designated ▁in ▁Michigan , ▁Rome o ▁is ▁truly ▁transform ing ▁the ▁educational ▁model ▁to ▁help ▁fill ▁students ▁needs ▁and ▁prepare ▁them ▁for ▁their ▁fut ures . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁The ▁dem ographic ▁break down ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 , 7 3 8 ▁students ▁en rolled ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 1 7 ▁was : ▁Male ▁- ▁ 5 0 . 9 % ▁Fem ale ▁- ▁ 4 9 . 1 % ▁Native ▁American / Al ask an ▁- ▁> 0 . 1 % ▁Asian ▁- ▁ 0 . 8 % ▁Black ▁- ▁ 2 . 5 % ▁His pan ic ▁- ▁ 6 . 9 % ▁White ▁- ▁ 8 8 . 7 % ▁Mult ira cial ▁- 1 . 1 % ▁▁ 1 7 . 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁free ▁or ▁reduced - cost ▁l unch . ▁For ▁ 2 0