Richmond Virtual Academy

As a tiny K-12 campus in Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Virtual Academy enrolls 136 students from grades K through 12, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 838 students each, so Richmond Virtual Academy sits 84% below that benchmark.

Richmond City Public Schools comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 20,962 students; Richmond Virtual Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Richmond Virtual Academy records that Black students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder reads as 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Richmond city as a whole is about 41% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Richmond Virtual Academy has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Richmond city) records that median household income runs about $64,587, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Richmond city runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,253 students), of which Richmond Virtual Academy is one.

Thomas H. Henderson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Richmond Virtual Academy.

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

On the community side, members of the Richmond Virtual Academy community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.