Wauwatosa Virtual Academy

Wauwatosa Virtual Academy is a micro-enrollment multi-level school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Wauwatosa School District. The school instructs 91 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 67% smaller than typical.

Wauwatosa School District runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 6,704 students. Wauwatosa Virtual Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Wauwatosa Virtual Academy logs that the largest single group is Black at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 25.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) records that median household income runs about $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Wauwatosa Virtual Academy is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

The closest other public school is East High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. Wauwatosa Virtual Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wauwatosa Virtual Academy has ticked down 28%, going from 127 students in 2018 to 91 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 60% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 97.7:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 in 2025.

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