Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)

Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) operates as an expansive K-5 school in McFarland, Wisconsin, one of the schools within McFarland School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,393 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 331% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

McFarland School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,921 students. Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) shows that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 19% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.0:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Dane County's rate of about 32%.

In the broader community, census data for Dane County shows median household income runs about $89,975, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dane County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA), around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA).

The school occupies a residential site. Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 59%: 875 students in 2018 compared to 1,393 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 65% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 36.5:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

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