Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy

Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy is an unified-grade school of small scale in Lebanon, Tennessee, overseen by Wilson County, caters to 115 students in grades 4 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 243 students each, so Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy sits 53% below that benchmark.

Across the 25 schools in Wilson County (20,703 students total), Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy logs that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Wilson County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wilson County) shows that median household earnings sit near $95,839, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wilson County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,331 students), of which Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southside Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy's enrollment has increased 109% since 2018, when it stood at 55 (now 115). White enrollment moved from 91% to 70% across the same window.

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