INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY, a minimally staffed senior high in MIAMI, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE, serves 24 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% smaller than the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY reports that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 21% White, 4% Black.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY operates from a city-core location. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 500%: 4 students in 2018 compared to 24 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 100% to 75%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.