Coulee Region Virtual Academy

Coulee Region Virtual Academy is a multi-level school of one-room-style scale in La Crosse, Wisconsin, overseen by La Crosse School District, hosting 102 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 272 students each, so Coulee Region Virtual Academy sits 63% below that benchmark.

Coulee Region Virtual Academy is one of 19 schools operated by La Crosse School District, a district that serves 5,717 students overall.

On demographics, Coulee Region Virtual Academy logs that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest consists of 11% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 25.6:1, putting Coulee Region Virtual Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 21% of students at Coulee Region Virtual Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, La Crosse County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (La Crosse County) shows that median household income runs about $73,013, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across La Crosse County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,903 students), Coulee Region Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: La Crosse Polytechnic School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site. As a public charter, Coulee Region Virtual Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

On this page, members of the Coulee Region Virtual Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.