Mason City Virtual Academy

Mason City Virtual Academy operates as a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in Mason City, Iowa, one of the schools within Mason City Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 88 students spanning grades 8 through 12. That puts it 81% leaner than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Within Mason City Comm School District, which oversees 9 schools and 3,406 students, Mason City Virtual Academy is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Mason City Virtual Academy logs that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Mason City Virtual Academy reports 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 58.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cerro Gordo County put median household income runs about $68,189, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Mason City Virtual Academy is one of 13 public schools in Cerro Gordo County (combined enrollment of about 5,248 students).

The closest other public school is Alternative School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mason City Virtual Academy.

Mason City Virtual Academy operates from a town-center location. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.