Virtual Academy School

Virtual Academy School, a minimally staffed four-year high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, one of the schools within Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, hosts 39 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 95% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 11,392 students. Virtual Academy School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Virtual Academy School records that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 18% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Orange County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,089, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,582 students), of which Virtual Academy School is one.

The closest other public school is Phoenix Academy High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

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