📍 389 Dorsey Ave, Defuniak Springs, Walton County, 32435
Walton Academy Inc. is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Defuniak Springs, Walton County. The school has 181 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Walton school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 1.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 120.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 44%.
Walton Academy Inc. enrolls 181 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 1.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 120.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
156 of the school's 181 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Walton Academy Inc. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). It operates as a public charter 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 FL-20, state senate district 2, state house district 5.
Walton Academy Inc. is one of 23 schools in WALTON, based in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida. The district serves 12,007 students district-wide and employs 718 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 181 students, Walton Academy Inc. is smaller than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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