Bethel Virtual Academy

Bethel Virtual Academy is a K-12 campus of substantial scale in SPANAWAY, Washington, run under Bethel School District, works with 482 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 136% bigger than typical.

Bethel School District comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 21,732 students; Bethel Virtual Academy is among them.

Demographically, Bethel Virtual Academy reports that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 19% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, 9% Pacific Islander, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bethel Virtual Academy has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 33.2:1 average. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Bethel Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

Liberty Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.