📍 1800 E 35th Ave, Gary, Lake County, 46409
Gary Virtual Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Gary, Lake County. The school has 169 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gary Community School Corp school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 56.3:1. The school offers dual enrollment.
Gary Virtual Academy enrolls 169 students across grades K–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 56.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 151 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 4.1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 169 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 146 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gary Virtual Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 IN-10, state senate district 3, state house district 3.
Gary Virtual Academy is one of 11 schools in Gary Community School Corp, based in Gary, Indiana. The district serves 4,383 students district-wide and employs 239 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 169 students, Gary Virtual Academy is smaller than the district average of about 398 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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