Enrollment
224
Combined
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 712
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON CITY·NCES 390437105489
Bulldog Virtual Academy
521 Tuscarawas St W, Canton, OH 44702 · (330)438-2500 · Stark County
GRADES 03–12COMBINED13-CITYVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
28.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 25.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 6 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 10% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2022-23 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
23.9%
OH avg 59.3% . +4.4pp since 2021
Math
8.9%
OH avg 53.3% . +3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 59 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 23.9% | 8.9% |
| 2021-22 | 19.5% | 5.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
224
+169 (+307%) vs 2017
+102% since 2010-11, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 12.2:1
% White
51%
was 64%
% Hispanic
6%
was 0%
% Black
23%
was 18%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 224 | 10.9 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 11.2 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 54 | 5 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 55 | 4.5 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 89 | 4 | 22.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 4 | 27.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bulldog Virtual Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 307% (55 to 224); teachers up 141% (4.5 to 10.9).
About Bulldog Virtual Academy
Bulldog Virtual Academy is a very small school serving multiple grade levels in Canton, Ohio, one of the schools in Canton City. Federal data show 224 students enrolled in grades 3 through 12 in 2023-24. On average, combined schools in Ohio enroll around 712, and this school is 69% below that mark.
Bulldog Virtual Academy is part of Canton City, where 18 schools serve 7,702 students.
More than half of the students at Bulldog Virtual Academy are White (51%). Smaller groups are 23% Black, 17% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Stark County is roughly 85% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bulldog Virtual Academy scores 65%.
There are 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 28.3:1. The gap from the 25.8:1 average for combined schools in Ohio is 2.5 students per teacher.
In Stark County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $67,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 101 public schools and about 53,798 students.
Bulldog Virtual Academy's nearest public school is Summit Academy Secondary - Canton (about 0.8 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Bulldog Virtual Academy is coded as City: Small in federal locale data. Bulldog Virtual Academy carries a virtual school designation in NCES data.
Bulldog Virtual Academy enrolled 55 in 2017-18 and 224 in 2023-24. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. By 2023-24, 51% of students were White, compared with 64% in 2017-18. Students per teacher increased from 12.2 in 2017-18 to 20.6 in 2023-24.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canton City
- McKinley High SchoolHigh · 2,047 students
- Crenshaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- STEAMM AcademyCombined · 481 students
- Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Harter Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Cedar Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Other schools in Canton
- GlenOak High SchoolHigh · 2,086 students
- McKinley High SchoolHigh · 2,047 students
- Oakwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 858 students
- Glenwood Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Canton South High SchoolHigh · 774 students
- Faircrest Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 747 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Academy Secondary - Canton0.8 mi · 85
- Frazer Elementary School0.8 mi · 259
- Belle Stone Elementary School0.9 mi · 328
- Worley Elementary School1.0 mi · 325
- Early Learning Center @ Schreiber1.1 mi · 306
- Glenwood Intermediate School1.3 mi · 817
Frequently asked questions
About Bulldog Virtual AcademyHow large is Bulldog Virtual Academy?
Bulldog Virtual Academy enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 03-12.
What age range does Bulldog Virtual Academy serve?
Bulldog Virtual Academy serves students from grade 03 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bulldog Virtual Academy?
Approximately 28.3:1 students per teacher at Bulldog Virtual Academy.
How diverse is Bulldog Virtual Academy?
Bulldog Virtual Academy reports a student body of 51% White, 6% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Bulldog Virtual Academy in?
Bulldog Virtual Academy is part of Canton City.
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