Tennessee Online Public School
Tennessee Online Public School | |
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Information | |
Founded | 2012[1] |
NCES School ID | 470036002308 |
Faculty | 3 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 208 (2016[2]) |
Student to teacher ratio | 69.33[2] |
Campus type | virtual |
Website | tops |
Tennessee Online Public School is a virtual high school in Tennessee serving 208 students in grades 9-12. It is unranked by U.S. News & World Report.[3]
It is one of nine virtual schools in the state.[4] Tennessee Virtual Academy serves grades K-8.
Operations[]
The Tennessee General Assembly passed the “Virtual Public Schools Act" (2011) authorizing this school and the others in the state.[4]
Tennessee and nearby states offer government sponsored virtual schools as a means to support homeschooling. Indiana offers Hoosier Academy Virtual Charter School serving 3,861 and Indiana Virtual School serving 1,320 students in grades 6-12. Ohio Virtual Academy serves 9,466 students in grades K-12.
References[]
- ^ Childress, Tammy (November 25, 2015). "Tennessee Online Public School has more than 200 students statewide". Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Public School Search". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b Potts, Kim (March 2016). "Virtual Schools in Tennessee" (PDF). Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
Categories:
- Online schools in the United States
- Public schools in Tennessee
- High schools in Tennessee
- 2012 establishments in Tennessee