MICANOPY ACADEMY

Set in MICANOPY, Florida, MICANOPY ACADEMY is a tiny high school, one of the schools within ALACHUA. It serves 67 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 94% smaller than typical.

ALACHUA comprises 60 schools with combined enrollment of 28,255 students; MICANOPY ACADEMY is among them.

In terms of who attends, MICANOPY ACADEMY lists that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest breaks down as 12% multiracial, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at MICANOPY ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, MICANOPY ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.0%; this one delivers 51.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Alachua County shows median household earnings sit near $61,949, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Alachua County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students), MICANOPY ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC., around 0.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, MICANOPY ACADEMY comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area. MICANOPY ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. MICANOPY ACADEMY's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 65 (now 67). White enrollment moved from 83% to 69% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for MICANOPY ACADEMY typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.