Collierville Virtual Academy

Collierville Virtual Academy is a rural-scale K-12 campus in Collierville, Tennessee, operated by Collierville. The school caters to 90 students in grades 3 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 243 students per school, that is 63% below typical.

Across the 10 schools in Collierville (9,353 students total), Collierville Virtual Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Collierville Virtual Academy reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Shelby County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Collierville Virtual Academy is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Nearest neighbor: Collierville Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. Collierville Virtual Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

On the community side, members of the Collierville Virtual Academy community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.