Indiana Virtual School

Indiana Virtual School is a virtual school sponsored by the state of Indiana and authorized by Daleville Community Schools.^[5] The school is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.^[6] 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.^[7] Online schools are an alternative to traditional public schools.^[8]

Indiana Virtual School
Location
Carmel , Indiana , United States
Coordinates	39.9282°N 86.149°W / 39.9282; -86.149
Information
Established	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Founder	Thomas Stoughton[1]
NCES School ID	180010602515
Principal	Lora Feeser[2]
Faculty	11.75[3]
Grades	6-12
Enrollment	3,376[4] (2017)
Student to teacher ratio	112.34[3]
Campus type	virtual
Website	www.indianavirtual.com

Indiana Virtual School is a public charter school accredited by the Indiana Department of Education and authorized by Ball State University.^[9][10]

The school has been criticized for an extraordinarily high student teacher ratio, more than 200 students per teacher.^[1] The U.S. average for all virtual schools is 35.5, and for all public schools 16.^[11] 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.^[12][4]