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Tennessee Online Public School

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Tennessee Online Public School
Information
Founded2012[1]
NCES School ID470036002308
Faculty45
GradesK-12
Enrollment208 (2016[2])
Student to teacher ratio5[2]
Campus typevirtual
Websitetops.education

Tennessee Online Public School is a virtual high school in the U.S. state of Tennessee, serving 208 students in grades K-12. It is unranked by U.S. News & World Report.[3]

It is one of nine virtual schools in the state.[4]

Operations

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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

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  1. ^ Childress, Tammy (November 25, 2015). "Tennessee Online Public School has more than 200 students statewide". Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Public School Search". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Potts, Kim (March 2016). "Virtual Schools in Tennessee" (PDF). Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. Retrieved February 6, 2018.