Memphis Virtual School

Memphis Virtual School is an unified-grade school of mid-tier scale in Memphis, Tennessee, run under Memphis-Shelby County Schools, works with 309 students in grades 4 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 27% bigger than the state mean of about 243.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs 211 schools in total, collectively educating 111,979 students. Memphis Virtual School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Memphis Virtual School lists that 76% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Shelby County shows median household earnings sit near $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Memphis Virtual School is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Nearest neighbor: Memphis Virtual Adult High School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 232%: 93 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 20% to 9%.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.