Aspire Academy

Aspire Academy is an unified-grade school of close-knit scale in Mount Vernon, Washington, run under Mount Vernon School District, serveing 154 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 204 students.

Mount Vernon School District runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 6,326 students. Aspire Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Aspire Academy reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 29% White. By comparison, Skagit County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 33.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at Aspire Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Skagit County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Skagit County shows median household income runs about $89,263, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Aspire Academy is one of 54 public schools in Skagit County (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students).

Nearest neighbor: Skagit Academy, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Aspire Academy operates from a downtown location. Aspire Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

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