📍 1172 S State Highway 123, Newton, Houston County, 36352
Houston County Virtual Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Newton, Houston County. The school has 239 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Houston County school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.6:1.
Houston County Virtual Academy enrolls 239 students across grades K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 26% Black or African American and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 159 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
162 of the school's 239 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Houston County Virtual Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a fully virtual school. 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 DE-10.
Houston County Virtual Academy is one of 15 schools in Houston County, based in Dothan, Alabama. The district serves 6,907 students district-wide and employs 379 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 239 students, Houston County Virtual Academy is smaller than the district average of about 460 students per school.
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