Internet Academy

Internet Academy operates as a sprawling combined-grade school in Federal Way, Washington, part of Federal Way School District. Current enrollment sits at 370 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 81% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 204 students.

Federal Way School District comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 22,250 students; Internet Academy is among them.

On demographics, Internet Academy reports that 33% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% multiracial, 10% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 33.2:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Internet Academy is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Career Academy at Truman High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Internet Academy.

Internet Academy operates from a bedroom-community location. Internet Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 48%: 250 students in 2018 compared to 370 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 59% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

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