BUHLER, Kan. — The Buhler USD 313 School Board got an update on the Ad Astra Virtual Academy during Monday's agenda session.
In its first year, the school currently has an enrollment of 81 students. Of those 81 students, more than half, 44, are at the high school level.
While the school emphasized that they were not trying to take students away from surrounding districts, a few have joined the virtual academy including students from as far away as Garden City. Of the 81 students, 26 are from the McPherson school district and 27 from Buhler.
Director Erica Shook says that while the academy may have developed from what was learned during the pandemic in 2020, most of the students that are in the virtual format are there for other reasons. The enrollment is not expected to drop when the pandemic eases, but it certainly could go up if COVID numbers were to climb quickly.
The school is currently taking enrollment for the spring semester.
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