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Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 376 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 506 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 511 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 680 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 694 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 740 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 926 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 1,014 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 1,250 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 1,379 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 812 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 613 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 451 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (376) is 70% smaller than its 8th grade class (1,250).
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9,952 | 551.5 | 18.1:1 | 56% (5,536) |
| 2023-24 | 9,762 | 527 | 18.5:1 | 47% (4,609) |
| 2022-23 | 8,876 | 653 | 13.6:1 | 56% (4,976) |
| 2020-21 | 11,809 | 431 | 27.4:1 | 42% (5,006) |
| 2017-18 | 14,286 | 386 | 37.0:1 | 67% (9,626) |
| 2015-16 | 13,916 | 348 | 40.0:1 | 69% (9,589) |
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (14,286 to 9,952); teachers up 43% (386 to 551.5).
About Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)
Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual) serves students in Atlanta, Georgia, as a large combined-grade school. The school counts 9,952 students across kindergarten through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in Georgia is about 738 students.
The school's district is State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Cyber Academy.
Enrollment at Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual) is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 48%. It is also 30% White, 12% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Clayton County is roughly 69% Black. By the diversity index, Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual) comes in at 66%.
Teachers at the school number 551.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.1:1. The 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual) is 56%. That is 36 points below the 92% average for public schools in Clayton County.
Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual) is located in Clayton County, where median household income is about $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Federal data list 73 public schools in Clayton County, with a combined enrollment of about 63,156.
Of nearby public schools, North Clayton High School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal data place Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual) in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual) is a publicly funded charter school. In federal data, Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual) is a virtual school.
Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual) saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 27.4 to 18.1 over 4 years.
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