AACPS Virtual Academy
Arnold · MD · Anne Arundel County Public Schools · Public · K-12 combined
How AACPS Virtual Academy compares for families
What families should know about AACPS Virtual Academy.
- ▸ LocallyMD sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Anne Arundel Evening High, Studio 39, Renaissance Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Maryland-College Park
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,678/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -11.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 384 students:
≈ 179 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $17,692 per student in district revenue, the 179 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $3,166,868/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel Evening High Severna Park |
Public | 2.7 | 439 | +101.4% |
| Studio 39 Annapolis |
Public | 5.4 | — | — |
| Renaissance Academy Baltimore |
Public | 17.9 | 241 | -10.4% |
| Chesapeake Science Point Hanover |
Public · charter | 14.0 | 292 | +11.0% |
| The Seed School of Maryland Baltimore |
Public | 17.5 | 249 | -3.5% |
| Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Baltimore |
Public · charter | 17.3 | 257 | -5.9% |
| Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High Baltimore |
Public | 17.3 | 264 | -24.4% |
| Center of Applied Technology-North Severn |
Public | 8.9 | — | — |