Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls

Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls is a modestly sized secondary school in Kettle Falls, Washington, overseen by Kettle Falls School District. The school enrolls 419 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Kettle Falls School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,116 students; Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls is among them.

In terms of who attends, Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest consists of 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 33.8:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Stevens County (around 55%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, Stevens County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,327 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Stevens County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,726 students), of which Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls is one.

Kettle Falls High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls.

The campus sits in a countryside setting. Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls's enrollment has increased 74% since 2018, when it stood at 241 (now 419). The White share of enrollment declined from 76% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 39.5:1 in 2018 to 33.8:1 in 2025.

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