Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment

Located at 1254 East Helmick St., in Carson, California, Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment is a moderately sized multi-level school that educates 878 students (grades K through 12), overseen by Los Angeles Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment sits 46% above that benchmark.

Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that serves 406,887 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment lists that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% Black, 5% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment is one campus in the mix.

Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment.

The school occupies a downtown site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

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