1. Forty states have state virtual schools or state-led initiatives.
2. Thirty-one states and Washington, D.C., have statewide full-time online schools.
3. There were an estimated 1,816, 400 enrollments in distance-education classes in K-12 school districts in 2009-10 . . . 74% of these enrollments were in high schools.
4. This enrollment estimate does not include students attending most full-time online schools—approximately 200,000 full-time students in 2009 – 2010 and 275,000 full-time students in 2011 – 2012.
5. Single and multi-district blended and online programs are the largest and fastest-growing segment of online and blended learning.
6. Top reasons school districts make online learning opportunities available to their students are to offer courses not otherwise available, and provide opportunities for students to recover course credits. Credit recovery is especially important in urban environments where 81% of schools indicate this is an issue.
7. The College Board estimates that in 2010 only 33.7% of school districts offer AP® or IB courses in English, math, social studies, and science.
8. In April 2006, Michigan became the first state to require online learning for high school graduation. Since that time Alabama, Florida, Idaho, and Virginia have added requirements. Georgia, New Mexico, and West Virginia recommend students experience online learning before graduation; however, it is not required.
9. Seventy-four percent of school districts with distance education programs planned to expand online offerings over the next three years.
10. The most common location for students accessing their online course is their school, with 92% of students accessing courses from school and only 78% of students accessing courses from home.
*Fast Facts about Online Learning. Rep. INACOL, Feb. 2013. Web. 3 Apr. 2013.
2. Thirty-one states and Washington, D.C., have statewide full-time online schools.
3. There were an estimated 1,816, 400 enrollments in distance-education classes in K-12 school districts in 2009-10 . . . 74% of these enrollments were in high schools.
4. This enrollment estimate does not include students attending most full-time online schools—approximately 200,000 full-time students in 2009 – 2010 and 275,000 full-time students in 2011 – 2012.
5. Single and multi-district blended and online programs are the largest and fastest-growing segment of online and blended learning.
6. Top reasons school districts make online learning opportunities available to their students are to offer courses not otherwise available, and provide opportunities for students to recover course credits. Credit recovery is especially important in urban environments where 81% of schools indicate this is an issue.
7. The College Board estimates that in 2010 only 33.7% of school districts offer AP® or IB courses in English, math, social studies, and science.
8. In April 2006, Michigan became the first state to require online learning for high school graduation. Since that time Alabama, Florida, Idaho, and Virginia have added requirements. Georgia, New Mexico, and West Virginia recommend students experience online learning before graduation; however, it is not required.
9. Seventy-four percent of school districts with distance education programs planned to expand online offerings over the next three years.
10. The most common location for students accessing their online course is their school, with 92% of students accessing courses from school and only 78% of students accessing courses from home.
*Fast Facts about Online Learning. Rep. INACOL, Feb. 2013. Web. 3 Apr. 2013.