STRIDE Virtual Academy

STRIDE Virtual Academy operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota, one of the schools within STRIDE Academy. Current enrollment sits at students from the surrounding community spanning grade M.

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

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Stearns County) logs that median household income runs about $77,066, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Stearns County runs 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), of which STRIDE Virtual Academy is one.

Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, STRIDE Virtual Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for STRIDE Virtual Academy typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.