Baker Virtual Academy

As a minimally staffed K-5 school in Baker City, Oregon, Baker Virtual Academy serves 40 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within Baker SD 5J. Enrollment runs roughly 88% below the state mean of about 321.

Baker SD 5J runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,201 students. Baker Virtual Academy is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Baker Virtual Academy shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Baker County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 32.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Baker County shows median household earnings sit near $60,936, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baker County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,551 students), of which Baker Virtual Academy is one.

Baker Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.