Maine Virtual Academy

Maine Virtual Academy is an average-sized secondary school in Augusta, Maine, run under Maine Virtual Academy. The school hosts 475 students in grades 7 through 12.

Operationally, Maine Virtual Academy answers to Maine Virtual Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Maine Virtual Academy shows that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at Maine Virtual Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kennebec County put the typical household earns roughly $69,077 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Kennebec County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), Maine Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lillian Parks Hussey School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Maine Virtual Academy.

The school occupies a small-town site. Maine Virtual Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Trend over the last 7 years. Maine Virtual Academy's enrollment has rose 22% since 2018, when it stood at 390 (now 475). Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.