Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning

Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning is an all-grades campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Ripon, Wisconsin, part of Ripon Area School District, teacheing 266 students in grades pre-K through 12.

Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning is one of 7 schools operated by Ripon Area School District, a district that works with 1,862 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning lists that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Fond du Lac County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.8:1. The state averages about 25.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fond du Lac County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Fond du Lac County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $74,275 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Fond du Lac County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,230 students), Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Barlow Park Charter School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area. Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

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