The Virtual Academy at Randolph

Set in Asheboro, North Carolina, The Virtual Academy at Randolph is a micro-enrollment elementary school, overseen by Randolph County School System. It instructs 99 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 79% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Within Randolph County School System, which oversees 32 schools and 14,994 students, The Virtual Academy at Randolph is one campus in the system.

On demographics, The Virtual Academy at Randolph lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, The Virtual Academy at Randolph has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 74% 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, Randolph County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Randolph County shows median household income runs about $61,022, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Randolph County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,656 students), The Virtual Academy at Randolph is one campus in the mix.

Randolph Early College High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.