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Indiana Virtual School

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Indiana Virtual School
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United States
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Information
Established2011; 15 years ago (2011)
FounderThomas Stoughton[1]
NCES School ID180010602515
PrincipalLora Feeser[2]
Faculty11.75[3]
Grades6-12
Enrollment3,376[4] (2017)
Student to teacher ratio112.34[3]
Campus typevirtual
Websitewww.indianavirtual.com

Indiana Virtual School is a virtual school sponsored by the state of Indiana and authorized by Daleville Community Schools.[5] The school is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.[6] The school serves grades 6–12 and enrolled a total of 1,909 students for the 2015–16 school year according to the Indiana Virtual School Annual Report.[7] Online schools are an alternative to traditional public schools.[8]

Indiana Virtual School is a public charter school accredited by the Indiana Department of Education and authorized by Ball State University.[9][10]

The school has been criticized for an extraordinarily high student teacher ratio, more than 200 students per teacher.[1] The U.S. average for all virtual schools is 35.5, and for all public schools 16.[11] Only 64 of 985 seniors graduated in 2017, statistics similar to the previous year, the lowest graduation rate of any public school in the state.[12][4]

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