OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE

OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE, a very small unified-grade school in OKEECHOBEE, Florida, run under OKEECHOBEE, caters to 59 students, covering grades K through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 353 students each, so OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE sits 83% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in OKEECHOBEE (6,206 students total), OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE logs that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Okeechobee County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 295.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Okeechobee County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Okeechobee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $57,984 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Okeechobee County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,206 students), OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: OKEECHOBEE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE has climbed 127%, going from 26 students in 2018 to 59 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 58% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.