Oskaloosa Virtual Academy

Oskaloosa Virtual Academy, located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, is a small high school. It serves 25 students in grades 7 through 12. The average among high schools in Iowa is roughly 468 students; this school is 95% smaller than that.

Oskaloosa Virtual Academy is one of the 5 schools that make up Oskaloosa Comm School District (2,073 students in total).

About 92% of the student body at Oskaloosa Virtual Academy is White. Smaller groups are 4% Asian and 4% Native American. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school.

Dividing enrollment by its 2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.2:1. That is higher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Eligible students account for 60% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Mahaska County, the average is 38%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Mahaska County show that the median household income is $70,940, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oskaloosa Virtual Academy is one of 8 public schools in the county.

The closest other public school is Oskaloosa Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 4 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area. The school is identified as virtual in federal data.

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