Galena Virtual School

Galena Virtual School is an one-room-style four-year high school in Galena, Kansas, run under Galena. The school serves 19 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Galena Virtual School sits 95% smaller than that benchmark.

Galena runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 825 students. Galena Virtual School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Galena Virtual School logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 21% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In the area at large, Cherokee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,668 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cherokee County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students), Galena Virtual School is one campus in the mix.

Liberty Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Galena Virtual School operates from a low-density location. Galena Virtual School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.