Renaissance Virtual School

Renaissance Virtual School, a small combined-grade school, is located in Athens, Alabama. The student body numbers 350 students, from grades 4 through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in Alabama is about 673, so this school runs 48% smaller than that.

The district, Athens City, has 5,405 students enrolled across 9 schools.

A majority of students at Renaissance Virtual School, 77%, are White. The remaining shares are 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 74% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Renaissance Virtual School comes in at 39%.

Teachers at Renaissance Virtual School total 8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 43.8:1. The 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 122 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 35%. The 54% average for public schools in Limestone County is 19 points higher.

In Limestone County (population about 111,233), median household income is about $83,629, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Renaissance Virtual School is one of 27 public schools in Limestone County, which together enroll about 24,258 students.

Athens High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Renaissance Virtual School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe. Renaissance Virtual School is a virtual school according to federal records.

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