WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE

WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is a high school of very small scale in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida, part of WALTON, serveing 21 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 98% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Within WALTON, which oversees 22 schools and 12,069 students, WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is one campus in the system.

On demographics, WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial. By comparison, Walton County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Walton County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Walton County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,986, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Walton County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students), WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is one campus in the mix.

WALTON VIRTUAL SCHOOL WCSD is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE.

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

Five-year trend. WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE's enrollment has expanded 425% since 2018, when it stood at 4 (now 21). The White share of enrollment fell from 100% to 95% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.