📍 1622 Southeastern Parkway, Owensboro, Daviess County, 42303
Virtual Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Owensboro, Daviess County. The school has 70 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Daviess County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting.
Virtual Academy enrolls 70 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 56 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
42 of the school's 70 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 42 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Virtual Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. 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 KY-20, state senate district 8, state house district 7.
Virtual Academy is one of 24 schools in Daviess County, based in Owensboro, Kentucky. The district serves 10,948 students district-wide and employs 694 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 70 students, Virtual Academy is smaller than the district average of about 456 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Small