Step Up Virtual

Step Up Virtual operates as a low-enrollment secondary school in Olathe, Kansas, part of Olathe. Current enrollment sits at 164 students spanning grade 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 60% below typical.

Across the 52 schools in Olathe (28,194 students total), Step Up Virtual accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Step Up Virtual logs that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,208, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Step Up Virtual is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Central Elem, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

On the community side, members of the Step Up Virtual community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.