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What's the most underrated thing about SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
418
Combined
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST CLAIR COUNTY·NCES 010306202485
SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy
410 Roy Drive, Ashville, AL 36265 · (205) 594-7131 · St. Clair County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBVIRTUALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
32.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
216 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 1% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 1% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 2% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 24% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
9.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
418
-130 (-24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
32.1:1
was 45.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 418 | 13 | 32.1:1 | 52% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 12 | 40.4:1 | 64% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 18 | 24.4:1 | 65% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 12 | 45.7:1 | 34% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy.
About SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy
SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy is a small school serving multiple grade levels with an address in Ashville, Alabama. The school offers kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 418 students. That puts enrollment 38% below the 673-student average for combined schools in Alabama.
SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy falls under St Clair County, which has 18 schools enrolling 9,658 students.
SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy is 81% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That is in line with St. Clair County, where about 84% of residents are White. The diversity index for SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy is 32.1:1, based on 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, combined schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. Lunch program data show 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The school is in St. Clair County, where median household income comes to about $77,463, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. St. Clair County counts 29 public schools with about 13,737 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Moody Elementary School, is the closest to SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy. SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy is classified as a virtual school.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 418, from 548 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 45.7:1 to 32.1:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,166
Census ACS
Median income
$77,463
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
13,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Clair County
- Moody Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
- Springville Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Springville High SchoolHigh · 772 students
- Springville Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Margaret ElementaryElementary · 707 students
Other schools in Ashville
- Ashville Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Ashville High SchoolHigh · 378 students
- Ashville Middle SchoolMiddle · 371 students
- Eden Area Technical CenterHigh
- Ruben Yancy Alternative SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Moody Elementary School0.9 mi · 839
- Moody Middle School2.9 mi · 573
- Leeds Middle School3.0 mi · 452
- Moody Junior High School3.1 mi · 373
- Moody High School3.2 mi · 708
- Leeds Elementary School3.7 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About SCC Virtual Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy?
SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-12.
Is SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy have?
SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 32.1:1.
What is the student diversity at SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy?
Student demographics at SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy are roughly 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy in?
SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy is part of St Clair County.
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