FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY

FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY is a tiny secondary school in FORT SMITH, Arkansas, run under FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 106 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

Across the 27 schools in FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT (14,164 students total), FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 22% Hispanic, 15% Black, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sebastian County) records that median household earnings sit near $57,790, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sebastian County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,239 students), FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site. FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.