Virtual Academy of Lafourche

Virtual Academy of Lafourche operates as an average-sized combined-grade school in Thibodaux, Louisiana, part of Lafourche Parish. Current enrollment sits at 477 students spanning grades K through 12.

Within Lafourche Parish, which oversees 30 schools and 13,326 students, Virtual Academy of Lafourche is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Virtual Academy of Lafourche records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Black, 6% Native American, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Lafourche Parish overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Virtual Academy of Lafourche reports 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 1834.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 52.1:1, putting Virtual Academy of Lafourche higher than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, Lafourche Parish reports that median household income runs about $63,135, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Lafourche Parish runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,426 students), of which Virtual Academy of Lafourche is one.

Thibodaux Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site. Virtual Academy of Lafourche is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 6%: 452 students in 2018 compared to 477 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 81% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 32.3:1 in 2018 to 1834.6:1 today.

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