The Springfield Virtual School

The Springfield Virtual School is an unified-grade school of tiny scale in Springfield, Massachusetts, operated by Springfield, instructing 250 students in grades 3 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 870 students per school, that is 71% leaner than typical.

Across the 66 schools in Springfield (23,670 students total), The Springfield Virtual School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, The Springfield Virtual School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. The state averages around 10.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, Hampden County reports that median household income runs about $71,306, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hampden County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), The Springfield Virtual School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Early Childhood Education Center, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The Springfield Virtual School.

The school occupies an urban site. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

On the community side, the feed for The Springfield Virtual School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.