Houston County Virtual Academy
Newton · AL · Houston County · Public · K-12 combined
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How Houston County Virtual Academy compares for families
What families should know about Houston County Virtual Academy.
- ▸ LocallyAL trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Cottonwood High School, Houston County Area Vocational Center, Houston County High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
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 -7.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 246 students:
≈ 80 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 $11,431 per student in district revenue, the 80 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $914,480/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood High School Cottonwood |
Public | 13.1 | 237 | +1.7% |
| Houston County Area Vocational Center Dothan |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| Houston County High School Columbia |
Public | 17.6 | 208 | +15.6% |
| PASS Academy Dothan |
Public | 1.2 | — | — |
| Dothan Technology Center Dothan |
Public | 3.1 | — | — |
| Geneva County High School Hartford |
Public | 19.8 | 234 | +6.8% |
| Wicksburg High School Newton |
Public | 13.7 | 315 | +9.4% |
| Abbeville High School Abbeville |
Public | 25.6 | 192 | -15.8% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantHouston County Virtual Academy is a public high school in Newton, AL, enrolling 246 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 18% from 2021 to 2024.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many students attend Houston County Virtual Academy? Houston County Virtual Academy is a public high school in Newton, AL, enrolling 246 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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