Virginia Connections Academy

Virginia Connections Academy is a high school with a street address in Gate City, Virginia. It reported 728 students in grades 6 through 11 in 2024-25. High schools in Virginia have about 1,213 students on average; enrollment here is 40% lower.

Scott County Public Schools is the district for Virginia Connections Academy. It has 13 schools and 4,166 students.

Of every 100 students at Virginia Connections Academy, about 51 are White. After that, the student body is 22% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Scott County, the White share is about 96%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.

Its ratio of 41.2:1 is based on 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher.

The county, Scott County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $46,349 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Scott County has 17 public schools with about 4,166 students, including Virginia Connections Academy.

Virginia Connections Academy is about 0.1 miles from Shoemaker Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 6 other public schools.

Federal data place Virginia Connections Academy in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area. Virginia Connections Academy carries a virtual school designation in NCES data.

The allk12 page for Virginia Connections Academy lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.