BCS Virtual Academy of Learning
Birmingham · AL · Birmingham City · Public · K-12 combined
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Magic City Acceptance Academy → Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School → Adolescent Day Treatment → Homebound High School → Jefferson County Counseling Learning CenterEast → Fairfield Area Vocational School → Midfield Area Vocational Department → Tarrant High School →How BCS Virtual Academy of Learning compares for families
What families should know about BCS Virtual Academy of Learning.
- ▸ LocallyAL trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Magic City Acceptance Academy, Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School, Adolescent Day Treatment and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
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
The University of Alabama
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 $22,420/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 -19.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 184 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic City Acceptance Academy Birmingham |
Public · charter | 6.1 | 213 | +99.1% |
| Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School Bessemer |
Public · charter | 13.4 | 161 | +103.8% |
| Adolescent Day Treatment Birmingham |
Public | 2.9 | — | — |
| Homebound High School Birmingham |
Public | 2.9 | — | — |
| Jefferson County Counseling Learning CenterEast Birmingham |
Public | 5.0 | — | — |
| Fairfield Area Vocational School Fairfield |
Public | 6.6 | — | — |
| Midfield Area Vocational Department Midfield |
Public | 9.0 | — | — |
| Tarrant High School Tarrant |
Public | 5.0 | 386 | +15.9% |