Other / mixed grade configuration · Charleston, WV

West Virginia Virtual Academy

Federal NCES profile for West Virginia Virtual Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540006401606Charter school
1,654 students enrolled

Enrollment

1,654

West Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at West Virginia Virtual Academy

West Virginia Virtual Academy is a large charter combined-grade school in Charleston, West Virginia, enrolling 1,654 students.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in West Virginia, bigger than 99% of state schools at 1,654 students.

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 26/100).

West Virginia Virtual Academy is a single-school charter district, so West Virginia Virtual Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 1,654 students, it is also among the largest single-school districts in West Virginia, well beyond the enrollment of a typical standalone charter.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How West Virginia Virtual Academy compares

West Virginia Virtual Academy on the metrics families compare, against West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 1,654 top 1% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

1,654
Bigger than 97% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 85.4%
Two or More 6.7%
African American 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 85.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.3, West Virginia Virtual Academy is more mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of West Virginia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about West Virginia Virtual Academy

How many students attend West Virginia Virtual Academy?

West Virginia Virtual Academy has 1,654 students enrolled. It is a public school in Charleston, WV.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of West Virginia Virtual Academy?

The largest demographic group at West Virginia Virtual Academy is White at 85.4% of enrollment, in Charleston, WV.

What other schools are in West Virginia Virtual Academy?

None; West Virginia Virtual Academy is a single-school charter district, and West Virginia Virtual Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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