Macon Virtual Academy

As a rural-scale unified-grade school in Franklin, North Carolina, Macon Virtual Academy teaches 44 students from grades K through 12, one of the schools within Macon County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 94% below the state mean of about 731.

Macon County Schools runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 4,469 students. Macon Virtual Academy is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Macon Virtual Academy shows that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Macon County runs at roughly 82%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Macon County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,061 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Macon County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,469 students), Macon Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Franklin High, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

On allk12, members of the Macon Virtual Academy community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.