📍 1201 St Hwy 99, Howard, Elk County, 67349
West Elk Virtual Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Howard, Elk County. The school has 173 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Elk school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Elk Virtual Academy enrolls 173 students across grades K–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 104 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 173 students (1.7%) 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.
West Elk Virtual Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). It operates as a fully virtual school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 14, state house district 13.
West Elk Virtual Academy is one of 2 schools in West Elk, based in Howard, Kansas. The district serves 597 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 173 students, West Elk Virtual Academy is smaller than the district average of about 299 students per school.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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