Caddo Virtual Academy

Set in Shreveport, Louisiana, Caddo Virtual Academy is a tiny 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Caddo Parish. It educates 110 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so Caddo Virtual Academy sits 85% smaller than that benchmark.

Caddo Virtual Academy is one of 57 schools operated by Caddo Parish, a district that hosts 32,649 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Caddo Virtual Academy lists that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% White, 13% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Caddo Virtual Academy has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Caddo Parish runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Caddo Parish put median household income runs about $50,705, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across Caddo Parish's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students), Caddo Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

Southwood High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Caddo Virtual Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Over the past 7-year window. Caddo Virtual Academy's enrollment has climbed 108% since 2018, when it stood at 53 (now 110). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 62% to 39%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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