Discovery Virtual School

Discovery Virtual School is a combined-grade school of close-knit scale in Clarkston, Washington, one of the schools within Clarkston School District, works with 98 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 52% below typical.

Clarkston School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 2,495 students; Discovery Virtual School is among them.

On demographics, Discovery Virtual School shows that White students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder looks like 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Asotin County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 45.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 33.2:1 average. Roughly 34% of students at Discovery Virtual School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Asotin County's rate of about 53%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Asotin County put median household income runs about $72,283, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Asotin County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,152 students), of which Discovery Virtual School is one.

Special Services is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

On allk12, the feed for Discovery Virtual School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.