📍 1201 N Sales St, Merrill, Lincoln County, 54452
Bridges Virtual Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Merrill, Lincoln County. The school has 731 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Merrill Area School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bridges Virtual Academy enrolls 731 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.8% Two or more races and 5.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 598 | 82% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 731 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bridges Virtual Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). It operates as a public charter school and a fully virtual school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-70, state senate district 12, state house district 35.
Bridges Virtual Academy is one of 7 schools in Merrill Area School District, based in Merrill, Wisconsin. The district serves 2,686 students district-wide and employs 197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 731 students, Bridges Virtual Academy is larger than the district average of about 384 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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