Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy

Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy is a tight-knit K-12 campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, operated by Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy. The school instructs 260 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 531 students each, so Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy sits 51% below that benchmark.

Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy is a school of Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy lists that Black students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school lists 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 24.5:1, putting Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Marion County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

Nearest neighbor: James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy.

Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy operates from an urban location. As a public charter, Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

On this page, members of the Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.