Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls

At 1275 Juniper St in Kettle Falls, Washington, Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls operates as a small high school. It teaches 419 students in grades 9 through 12. That is 27% below the average of about 573 students for high schools in Washington.

Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls is one of the 5 schools that make up Kettle Falls School District (1,116 students in total).

Of every 100 students at Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls, about 63 are White. It is also 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. Stevens County's residents are about 85% White, 22 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.

On staff are 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 33.8:1. The average for high schools in Washington is 21.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 39% of students at Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 55% for public schools in Stevens County.

In Stevens County, the median household earns about $69,327 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Stevens County, 41 public schools serve about 7,726 students.

Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls is less than a tenth of a mile from Kettle Falls High School, its nearest public school. Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls has 4 other public schools within five miles.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area. NCES classifies the school as virtual.

The school's enrollment increased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 41.2 in 2020-21 to 33.8 in 2024-25.

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