Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 1 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 3 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 35% |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23 | 1.1 | 20.5:1 | 48% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 1.2 | 34.4:1 | 57% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 1.3 | 24.0:1 | 43% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 4 | 11.0:1 | 55% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 28 | 0.8 | 35.4:1 | 50% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 15 | 8 | 1.9:1 | 60% (9) |
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (28 to 23); teachers up 42% (0.8 to 1.1).
About Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education
Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education is a small combined-grade school in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, (ZIP code 53821). The school counts 23 students across kindergarten through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in Wisconsin is about 272 students.
Prairie du Chien Area School District runs 5 schools with a combined 917 students. Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education is 91% White. The remaining students are 4% Black and 4% Native American. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school.
At Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education, 1.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.5:1. On average, combined schools in Wisconsin have 25.6:1, compared with 20.5:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 48% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Crawford County average 51%.
Among Crawford County residents, the median household income is $64,094, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education, Crawford County has 13 other public schools.
Prairie du Chien High is the public school closest to Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement. The school is identified as virtual in federal data.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 44 students at Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education; in 2024-25, 23. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.0:1 to 20.5:1.
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