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Table 2. Number of virtual schools, by local education agency (LEA) type and state: School year 2013–14

		Number of virtual schools
		LEA type
State or jurisdiction	Total	Regular school districts	Supervisory unions¹	Regional education service agencies (RESA)²	Independent charter agencies³	State agencies	Federal and other agencies
United States⁴	478	350	0	3	116	2	7
Alabama	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alaska	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Arizona	53	33	0	0	20	0	0
Arkansas	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
California	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Colorado	36	32	0	2	2	0	0
Connecticut	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Delaware	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
District of Columbia	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Florida	182	176	0	0	0	0	6
Georgia	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Hawaii	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Idaho	14	4	0	0	10	0	0
Illinois	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	7	1	0	0	6	0	0
Iowa	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas	14	14	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Louisiana	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Maine	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Maryland	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Massachusetts	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michigan	7	0	0	0	7	0	0
Minnesota	20	12	0	1	7	0	0
Mississippi	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Missouri	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Montana	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Nebraska	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nevada	4	1	0	0	3	0	0
New Hampshire	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
New Jersey	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
New Mexico	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
New York	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
North Carolina	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
North Dakota	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Ohio	27	0	0	0	27	0	0
Oklahoma	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Oregon	12	11	0	0	1	0	0
Pennsylvania	16	0	0	0	16	0	16
Rhode Island	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
South Carolina	7	0	0	0	7	0	0
South Dakota	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee	9	9	0	0	0	0	0
Texas	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Utah	18	14	0	0	3	1	0
Vermont	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Virginia	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Washington	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
West Virginia	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Wisconsin	31	31	0	0	0	0	0
Wyoming	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
Department of Defense Education Activity, Bureau of Indian Education, and other jurisdictions
Department of Defense (DoDEA)	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Bureau of Indian Education	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
American Samoa	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Guam	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Puerto Rico	0	†	†	†	†	†	†
U.S. Virgin Islands	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
† Not applicable. State did not report having any virtual schools or reported virtual schools as not applicable.
¹ Supervisory unions provide administrative services to school districts through a common superintendent.
² Regional education service agencies provide services to a variety of local education agencies.
³ Independent charter agencies contain only charter schools. Other charter schools may be reported through a different LEA type that contains both charter and noncharter schools.
⁴ U.S. totals include the 50 states and District of Columbia.
NOTE: Ten states and other jurisdictions reported virtual schools as not applicable: California, Delaware, North Dakota, Texas, Washington, DoDEA, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey,” SY 2013–14 Provisional Version 1a.

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