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Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy, a large combined-grade school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, run under Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy, hosts 2,239 students, covering grades K through 12. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 527 students each, so Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy sits 325% above that benchmark.
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy sits inside Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy logs that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 39% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy reports 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.4:1. The state averages around 52.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, East Baton Rouge Parish runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (East Baton Rouge Parish) logs that median household earnings sit near $63,071, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students).
Nearest neighbor: Louisiana Rebirth Blended Learning Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a high-density site. As a public charter, Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.
Over the past 7-year window. Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy's enrollment has expanded 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,908 (now 2,239). Over the same period, the White share declined from 70% to 49%. Class-load math has tightened: from 41.5:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.
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