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Virtual School
How Many and Who
97,011 — Students who took at least one high school course online in 2009-10 — 12% of all high school students.
57% — More than half of all students taking a course online are female.
Ethnicity
57% | White, non-Hispanic |
17 | Hispanic |
14 | African-American |
5 | Multi-ethnic |
4 | Asian |
Where the
Students Come From
Students from large counties constitute nearly 40% of all online students.
County | % of All Online Students |
Orange | 9% |
Hillsborough | 9 |
Broward | 7 |
Palm Beach | 7 |
Miami-Dade | 7 |
Type of School
Public schools, including charters | 66% |
Home school | 27 |
Private | 7 |
What They Study
The top virtual courses, as a percentage of overall online enrollment:
Course | Students % of Online |
Algebra 1 | 5% |
Spanish 1 | 5 |
Driver’s Ed/Traffic Safety | 5 |
Geometry | 4 |
English 1 | 4 |
World History | 4 |
Personal Fitness | 4 |
American History | 4 |
Algebra 2 | 4 |
Biology 1 | 3 |
3,565 — Number of students enrolled in online Advanced
Placement courses (3.6% of the total)
42% of the students in online AP courses are minorities.