Free Virtual Public Schools

 

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many states offered free virtual (online) public schools. Since we couldn’t find a comprehensive listing, we compiled our own list for you in the table below. Click on the green button next to the state to see information that may not be visible in the rightmost columns; some states have 3-4 schools and/or statewide general information listed. Note also that there is a drop-down menu to the upper left of the chart allowing you to see all 50 states on one page.

In addition to these options, there are a variety of low-cost virtual private schools available for K-12 students, in some cases through nonprofit organizations. Contact us for more resource suggestions.

State	School 1	Link 1	School 2	Link 2	School 3	Link 3	School 4	Link 4	Statewide info
Alabama	Alabama Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/alabama-virtual-school#	Montgomery Public Schools Virtual School – grades 9-12	http://www.mps.k12.al.us/departments/technology/mps_virtual_school_program	N/A
Alaska									https://aklearns.org/aksvs/
Arizona	AZ Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/arizona-online-school	N/A
Arkansas	AR Virtual Academy – grades K-12	https://arva.k12.com/	AR Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/arkansas-virtual-school	Bentonville Virtual School – grades K-12	https://www.bentonvillek12.org/virtualschool	Virtual Innovation Academy – grades K-12	https://www.sdale.org/o/springdale-public-schools/page/virtual-school–10	N/A
California	CA Virtual Academies – 9 independent public charter schools	https://cava.k12.com/	CA Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/california-online-school	N/A
Colorado	CO Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/colorado-online-school	N/A						https://www.cde.state.co.us/onlinelearning/schools
Connecticut									http://www.learn.k12.ct.us/departments/development/virtual_learning_programs
Delaware
Florida	FLVS – grades K-12	https://www.flvs.net/	FL Connections Academy – grades K-10	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/florida-online-school	Brevard Virtual School – grades K-12	https://www.brevardschools.org/BrevardVirtual	Orange County Virtual School – grades K-12	https://www.ocps.net/departments/school_choice/orange_county_virtual_school
Georgia	GA Connections Academy – grades 5-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/georgia-virtual-school	GA Virtual School – grades 6-12	https://gavirtualschool.org/	GA Cyber – grades K-12	https://www.georgiacyber.org/	N/A
Hawaii
Idaho	Inspire – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/idaho-online-school	N/A
Illinois	IL Virtual School – grades 5-12	https://www.ilvirtual.org/	N/A
Indiana	IN Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/indiana-online-school	IN Connections Career Academy – grades 9-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/indiana-virtual-school	N/A
Iowa	IA Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/iowa-online-school	N/A
Kansas	KS Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/kansas-online-school	Abilene Virtual School – grades 9-12	https://abileneschools.org/district/a_v_s	Lawrence Virtual School – grades K-12	https://www.usd497.org/Domain/28	N/A
Kentucky	BAVEL – grades 6-12	https://sites.google.com/barren.kyschools.us/bavel/enrollment	Corbin School of Innovation – grades K-12	https://corbininnovate.org/	JCPSeSchool – grades 9-12	http://eschool.jcps.schooldesk.net/	N/A
Louisiana	LAVCA – grades K-12	https://lavca.k12.com/	N/A
Maine	ME Connections Academy – grades 7-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/maine-virtual-school	N/A
Maryland
Massachusetts	TEC Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/massachusetts-virtual-school	Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School – grades K-12	https://www.gcvs.org/	N/A				http://www.doe.mass.edu/cmvs/
Michigan	Lighthouse Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/michigan-online-school	MI Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/michigan-virtual-school	Lakeview Virtual School – grades K-12	https://www.lakeviewpublicschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=933301&type=d&pREC_ID=1437687	Comstock Virtual Academy – grades K-12	http://www.comstockps.org/Schools/comstock_k-12_virtual_academy	N/A
Minnesota	MN Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/michigan-online-school	Falcon View Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/minnesota-virtual-school	N/A
Mississippi
Missouri	MO Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/missouri-online-school	N/A
Montana	MT Digital Academy – grades 9-12	https://montanadigitalacademy.org/	N/A
Nebraska	Omaha Virtual School – grades K-12	https://www.omahavirtualschool.org/	N/A
Nevada	NV Connections Academy – grades 9-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/nevada-virtual-school	N/A						http://www.doe.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/ndedoenvgov/content/Distance_Education/Documents/State-Approved-Distance-Education-Prog.pdf
New Hampshire	VLACS – grades K-12	https://vlacs.org/	N/A
New Jersey
New Mexico	NM Connections Academy – grades 4-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/new-mexico-online-school	Pecos Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/pecos-virtual-school	N/A
New York
North Carolina	NC Virtual – grades K-12	https://ncvps.org/	Wake County Virtual School – grades K-12	https://www.wcpss.net/Virtual-Academy	N/A
North Dakota
Ohio	OH Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/ohio-eschool	Great River Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/ohio-virtual-school	Toledo Virtual Learning Academy – grades K-12	https://www.tps.org/discover-tps/news/2119-tps-introduces-virtual-learning-school.html	Cincinnati Virtual HS – grades 9-12	https://vhs.cps-k12.org/	N/A
Oklahoma	OK Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/oklahoma-virtual-school	Sapulpa Virtual Academy – grades preK-12	https://www.sapulpaps.org/schools/sapulpavirtualacademy	Virtual Edmond – grades K-12	https://edmondschools.net/programs/virtual-edmond/	N/A
Oregon	Willamette Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/oregon-virtual-school	Baker Web Academy – grades K-12	https://bakercharters.org/	N/A
Pennsylvania	Reach Cyber Charter School – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/reach-cyber-school	PA Virtual Charter School – grades K-12	https://www.pavcsk12.org/	N/A
Rhode Island	Village Green Virtual School – grades 9-12	https://vgonline.org/	N/A
South Carolina	SC Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/south-carolina-virtual-school	VirtualSC – grades 7-12	https://virtualsc.org/	N/A
South Dakota	SD Virtual School – grades 6-12	https://sdvs.k12.sd.us/	N/A
Tennessee	TN Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/tennessee-online-school#	MNPS Virtual School – grades 7-12 (Nashville)	https://vlearn.mnps.org/	Virtual Academy of Maury County – grades 7-12	https://www.mauryk12.org/virtualschool	N/A
Texas	TX Connections Academy@Houston – grades 3-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/texas-virtual-school	TX VSN – grades 3-12	https://txvsn.org/OLS-Campuses	N/A
Utah	UT Connections Academy – K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/utah-online-school	N/A
Vermont	VT Virtual Learning Cooperative – grades 6-12	https://www.vtvlc.org/	N/A
Virginia	Virtual VA – grades 6-12	https://www.virtualvirginia.org/	VA Virtual Academy – grades K-12	https://vava.k12.com/?_ga=2.250980870.1446582445.1596553733-722690061.1595759898&_gac=1.114627957.1596397678.Cj0KCQjwyJn5BRDrARIsADZ9ykFFg0Rq_80BPNSp1TZVJctuX71y2ILvDsZAHeucgT0S8IfElOc3aWsaAkUJEALw_wcB	N/A
Washington	WA Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/washington-online-school	Pacific Northwest Connections Academy – grades 6-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/washington-virtual-school	WAVA – grades K-12	https://wava.k12.com/	N/A
West Virginia
Wisconsin	eAchieve Academy – grades K-12	https://www.eachieve.com/	WI Connections Academy – grades 4K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/wisconsin-virtual-school	N/A
Wyoming	WY Connections Academy – grades K-12	https://www.connectionsacademy.com/wyoming-virtual-school	N/A