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Houston County Virtual Academy School

Serves grades KG - 12

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1172 S State Highway 123
Newton, AL 36352
Phone
(334) 692-5549
District
Houston County
County
HOUSTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
232
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.6% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

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

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
37%
42%
51%
15%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
37%
46%
51%
3%
22%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
5%
25%
6%
28%
4%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
26
18
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 0 0.0%
Grade 1 0 0.0%
Grade 2 0 0.0%
Grade 3 3 1.3%
Grade 4 6 2.6%
Grade 5 8 3.4%
Grade 6 8 3.4%
Grade 7 12 5.2%
Grade 8 24 10.3%
Grade 9 18 7.8%
Grade 10 42 18.1%
Grade 11 60 25.9%
Grade 12 51 22.0%
Total 232 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.8% 72.9% 53.1%
Black 16.4% 17.1% 32.7%
Hispanic 8.4% 8.7% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.8% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.7% 60.4% 60.7%
Free lunch eligible 63.8% 57.0% 55.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.9% 3.5% 5.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,115 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 76.6 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.8% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.3% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,194 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.3% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.3% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.5% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.0% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.9% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.6% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.8% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,986 $41,861,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $780 $5,458,000 7.0%
Staff $168 $1,175,000 1.5%
General Administration $120 $840,000 1.1%
School Administration $598 $4,179,000 5.4%
Operation $906 $6,338,000 8.2%
Transportation $562 $3,930,000 5.1%
Other $309 $2,160,000 2.8%
Total Support $3,443 $24,080,000 31.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,647 $11,518,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,077 $77,459,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,660 $4,986,044,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $892 $667,831,000 6.6%
Staff $530 $397,090,000 3.9%
General Administration $319 $238,835,000 2.3%
School Administration $683 $511,541,000 5.0%
Operation $1,140 $853,197,000 8.4%
Transportation $570 $427,092,000 4.2%
Other $285 $213,397,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,420 $3,308,983,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,521 $1,887,249,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $13,601 $10,182,276,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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