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District outlines costs and enrollment for its virtual academy and shows growing outside cyber enrollment
Summary
Administration reported the district-run virtual academy taught 99 courses by 40 teachers last year, with roughly 149 local virtual students and an estimated operating cost of about $1,557 per student; 317 students were enrolled in outside cyber providers last year, the highest recorded.
District officials presented a memorandum of understanding to formalize Boyertown Area SD’s in‑district virtual academy and described program scale and cost drivers.
Officials said the district supported roughly 149 virtual students last year (76 full‑time, 73 part‑time) and that the in‑district academy ran about 99 courses taught by 40 local teachers. Administration reported a total operating cost figure in the presentation for teacher stipends and curricular platform fees and presented an approximate per‑student operating cost of about $1,557 based on the transcript’s figures. The district uses an Accelerate curricular platform in the academy.
Board members raised the larger context: 317 students were enrolled in outside cyber providers last year (the transcript records this as the highest such number the district has seen), and 398 students were supported through home‑school arrangements; combined with non‑public enrollments, the presentation indicated a total of 1,276 students being educated outside district buildings in various programs. Administration noted state rules affecting enrollment eligibility (for example, recently added limits related to habitual truancy) and said the district reviews the virtual program annually.
