Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education

Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education operates as an one-room-style all-grades campus in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, part of Prairie du Chien Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 23 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 272.

Within Prairie du Chien Area School District, which oversees 5 schools and 917 students, Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% Black, 4% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education shows 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 25.6:1, putting Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Crawford County indicate median household income runs about $64,094, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Crawford County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,827 students), Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education is one campus in the mix.

Prairie du Chien High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 28 students in 2018 compared to 23 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 0% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 35.4:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.