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Watauga Virtual Academy School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
175 Pioneer Trail
Boone, NC 28607
Phone
(828) 264-7190
District
Watauga County Schools
County
WATAUGA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
44
Classroom Teachers
10

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.1% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Watauga Virtual Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
50%
57%
50%
57%
50%
57%
50%
57%
50%
57%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
4
12
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 2 4.5%
Grade 1 2 4.5%
Grade 2 2 4.5%
Grade 3 5 11.4%
Grade 4 3 6.8%
Grade 5 3 6.8%
Grade 6 7 15.9%
Grade 7 13 29.5%
Grade 8 7 15.9%
Total 44 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.0% 85.7% 46.6%
Black 5.0% 1.3% 26.2%
Hispanic 5.0% 10.6% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.9% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.6% 38.7% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 34.1% 34.1% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 4.6% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 54,540 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 174.6 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.6% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.4% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 21,194 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 3.1% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.5% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.5% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.1% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.2% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.3% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.4% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 16.3% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,933 $32,961,000 58.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $725 $3,448,000 6.1%
Staff $344 $1,635,000 2.9%
General Administration $139 $659,000 1.2%
School Administration $524 $2,493,000 4.4%
Operation $782 $3,717,000 6.6%
Transportation $243 $1,154,000 2.0%
Other $876 $4,164,000 7.4%
Total Support $3,633 $17,270,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,344 $6,390,000 11.3%
Total Expenditures $11,910 $56,621,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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