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Virtual Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 411 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Virtual Academy enrolls 411 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 24% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 47% |
| White | 99 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
302 of the school's 411 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 7 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 72.
Virtual Academy is one of 81 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The district serves 52,430 students district-wide and employs 3,594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 411 students, Virtual Academy is smaller than the district average of about 647 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large