MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL

Set in MIAMI, Florida, MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL is a rural-scale multi-level school, operated by MIAMI-DADE. It instructs 99 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 72% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 353 students.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL logs that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest reads as 12% White, 5% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.8:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

In the area at large, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL is one.

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Five-year trend. MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 450% since 2018, when it stood at 18 (now 99). The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 94% to 83% over that span.

On the community side, members of the MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.