Jacket Virtual Academy

Jacket Virtual Academy, a tiny multi-level school in Sidney, Ohio, run under Sidney City, enrolls 131 students, covering grades 4 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 712 students each, so Jacket Virtual Academy sits 82% below that benchmark.

Jacket Virtual Academy is one of 7 schools operated by Sidney City, a district that educates 3,149 students overall.

On demographics, Jacket Virtual Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder breaks down as 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household earnings sit near $73,978, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,812 students), of which Jacket Virtual Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Northwood Intermediate School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Jacket Virtual Academy.

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

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.