BCS Virtual Academy of Learning

BCS Virtual Academy of Learning is a combined-grade school of rural-scale scale in Birmingham, Alabama, run under Birmingham City, caters to 184 students in grades 3 through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 673 students each, so BCS Virtual Academy of Learning sits 73% below that benchmark.

Birmingham City comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 20,954 students; BCS Virtual Academy of Learning is among them.

On the student-mix side, BCS Virtual Academy of Learning reports that nearly all students (94%) are Black; the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 84% of students at BCS Virtual Academy of Learning qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), of which BCS Virtual Academy of Learning is one.

George Washington Carver High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BCS Virtual Academy of Learning.

BCS Virtual Academy of Learning operates from a downtown location. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

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