Indiana Virtual School is a virtual school sponsored by the state of
Indiana and authorized by
Daleville Community Schools. The school is based in
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 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.
Online schools are an alternative to traditional public schools.
Indiana Virtual School is a public charter school accredited by the
Indiana Department of Education and authorized by
Ball State University
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...
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The school has been criticized for an extraordinarily high student teacher ratio, more than 200 students per teacher.
The U.S. average for all virtual schools is 35.5, and for all public schools 16.
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.
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Online schools in the United States
Public schools in Indiana
2011 establishments in Indiana