Mason City Virtual Academy
Mason City · IA · Mason City Comm School District · Public · K-12 combined
How Mason City Virtual Academy compares for families
What families should know about Mason City Virtual Academy.
- ▸ LocallyIA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Rockford Junior-Senior High School, Central Springs High School, Northwood-Kensett Middle/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
University of Iowa
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 $22,531/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 -1.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Junior-Senior High School Rockford |
Public | 13.7 | 117 | -12.0% |
| Central Springs High School Manly |
Public | 9.4 | 236 | +0.9% |
| Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School Northwood |
Public | 21.0 | 150 | -5.1% |
| St Ansgar High School St Ansgar |
Public | 19.9 | 166 | +3.1% |
| West Fork High School Sheffield |
Public | 17.7 | 191 | -5.9% |
| Clarksville High School Clarksville |
Public | 35.8 | 88 | +0.0% |
| Tripoli Middle/Sr High School Tripoli |
Public | 51.8 | 97 | -14.9% |
| West Central Charter High School Maynard |
Public · charter | 70.2 | 97 | +12.8% |