Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy

Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy is a micro-enrollment secondary school in Shelbyville, Kentucky, part of Shelby County. The school instructs 82 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 85% leaner than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Shelby County comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 6,985 students; Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy is among them.

On demographics, Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy shows that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 82.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, Shelby County reports that median household income runs about $82,604, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Shelby County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,985 students), Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ascension Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy.

The school occupies a town-center site. 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 open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.