📍 1455 Buffalo Rd, Smithfield, Johnston County, 27577
JCPS Virtual Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Smithfield, Johnston County. The school has 660 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.3:1. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
JCPS Virtual Academy enrolls 660 students across grades K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 24% Black or African American and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 306 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 158 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 660 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 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.
JCPS Virtual Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 28.
JCPS Virtual Academy is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The district serves 37,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 660 students, JCPS Virtual Academy is smaller than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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