Complete List of 100+ Free Online High Schools

Complete List of 100+ Free Online High Schools SAT / ACT Prep Online Guides and Tips Online high schools can be a way for students to take high school classes and graduate at theirown pace, without having to adhere to strict schedules and the distractions of a traditional school. So if you feel that an in-person school isn't right for you for whateverreason, an online school might be the perfect fit. We’ll give you a list of all the (tuition free!) online high schools available in the United States, as well as how they work, and how and why an online high school could be right for you. So let's get started! What Is an Online High School? Anonline high school is any school that teaches and takes place virtually, rather than in-person. Some online high schools are hybrid programs where students must spend a portionof their time in a physical location, but a fully online high school program takes place completelyvirtually. Students in completeonlineprograms do not go to a physical building to learn each day, but instead are allowed to learn in any place with an internet connection, takingcourses online and typically interacting with their teachers via virtual classrooms, through email, and/or over the phone. A typical school day for students enrolled in online high schools is much like a typical day for other public school students, with about 5-6 hours spent learning and engaging in classwork, and additional time spent on homework. So, although studentscan generally set their own schedules with an online school, the amount of time required for coursework and studies remainsthe same whether the school takes place online or in person. In addition to the standard coursework,many online high school programs offer school activities, trips, contests, and virtual clubs to help students interact and get to know one another. So online students can often reap many of the same the benefits they could get from an in-person school, with all the additional perks of attending school online. Different Types of OnlineHigh Schools Just like physical schools, online highschools can be divided into two broad categories of public and private schools. And just like physical schools, the differences between the two types can be broken down like so: Online publichighschools(which can also becharter schools) use state-licensed and certified teachers, charge NO tuition, follow state education standards, and award you with a legal high school diploma upon completion of the required credits and courses. These schools are government funded, just like physical public schools. Online private high schools follow their own education requirements and standards (rather than state standards),charge tuition,and will ultimately award you with a high school diploma once you have completed the program. These schools are privately funded, just like with physical private schools. Whether private or public, manyonline schools require theirstudents to be a resident of the state or a particular school district, while other schools accept studentswho live inany stateor school district (or students who have no fixed address). Other online schools accept out of state students, but charge them tuition that in-state students do not have to pay. Ultimately, it's up to the applicant to double-check whether the school of their choice has any restrictions based on student address. Not every state has an online public school, so studentswho live in one of these states (or students who have no fixed address) and want to attend high school online must either enroll inan online school thataccepts out of state students or in a private online high school. If money is your main concern, then public school is definitely the way to go. List of All Free Online High Schools in the US Because we're focusing on only the free online high schools in this article, we are only listingonline public high schools in the US. After the list of the online public schools in the States, we will give a breakdown of the benefits of attendingan online high school and whether or not it could be the right fit for you. To navigate more quickly to your state of choice, click on one of the states below: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,North Carolina,Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,South Carolina, South Dakota,Texas, Utah,Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming [Note: if your state is not listed, it does not currently have a free online high school.] Click here to skip the list and go straight to reading about reasons to attend an online high school. Alabama Alabama Virtual Academy Conch County Virtual School Alaska Fairbanks Correspondence KPBSD Connections Frontier Charter School iGrad Alaska Arizona Agave Middle and High School Arizona Connections Academy Arizona Virtual Academy Hope High School Online Humanities and Sciences/International Commerce High School Insight Academy of Arizona Pinnacle Online High School Primavera Online High School Sequoia Choice Distance Leaerning Southern Arizona Community Academy Arkansas Arkansas Virtual Academy California A3 World Language Academy(Available for students living in: Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties) A3 California Prep(Available for students living in: Butte, Colusa, Fresno, Impreial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Sutter, Tulare, Ventura, Yolo and Yuba counties) Academy of Arts and Sciences(Available for students living in: Contra Costa, Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Orange, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Solano, Sonoma, Tulare and Ventura counties) California Connections Academy, a consortiumof four different schools: Capistrano(available for students living in:Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties) Central(available for students living in:Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties) North Bay(available for students living in:Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, and Yolo counties) Ripon(available for students living in:Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus counties) California Virtual Academies Clovis Online School (Available for students living in:Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, and Tulare counties) Delta Charter Schools Gateway Virtual Academy(Available for students living in: Merced, Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Stanislaus, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Tuolumne counties) Insight Schools of California Inspire Charter Schools iQ Academy of California, Los Angeles(Available for students living in: Los Angeles, Kern, Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura counties) Keith McCarthy Academy(Available for students living in the Lake Elsinore School District) Method Schools(Available for students living in: Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Imperial, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Kern counties) Moreno Valley Online Academy(Available for students living in the Moreno Valley Unified School District) Riverside Virtual School Sierra Plumas Virtual Academy(Available for students living in Sierra County) Colorado 70 Online(Available for students living in the Pueblo County School District 70) Colorado Preparatory Academy Colorado Virtual Academy Destinations Career Academy of Colorado Grand River Academy Peak Virtual Academy(Available for students living in the Montrose School District) Pikes Peak Online School PSD Global Academy Springs Studio for Academic Excellence World Academy Florida Bay Virtual Instruction Program(Available for students living in Bay County) Calhoun Virtual Instruction Program(Available for students living in Calhoun County) Clay Virtual Academy(Available for students living in Clay County) Collier Virtual School(Available for students living in Collier County) Florida Cyber Charter Academy(Available for students living in Clay, Duval, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, and Osceola Counties) Florida Virtual School Franklin Virtual Instruction Program(Available for students living in Franklin County) Glades Virtual Instruction Program(Available for students living in Glades County) Indian River Virtual Instruction Program(Available for students living in Indian River County) Jackson County Virtual Instruction Program(Available for students living in Jackson County) Liberty County Virtual Instruction Program(Available for students living in Liberty County) Madison County Virtual School(Available for students living in Madison County) Miami-Dade Online Academy(Available for students living in Miami-Dade County) Mosaic Digital Academy(Available for students living in Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie counties) MyDistrict Virtual School(Available for students living in: Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lafayette, Levy, Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Putnam, and Union counties) Nassau County Virtual School(Available for students living in Nassau County) Okaloosa County Virtual School(Available for students living in Okaloosa County) Osceola Virtual School(Available for students living in Osceola County) Polk County Virtual School(Available for students living in Polk County) Santa Rosa Online(Available for students living in Santa Rosa County) Sarasota Virtual School(Available for students living in Sarasota County) St. Johns County Virtual School(Available for students living in St. Johns County) Volusia Virtual School(Available for students living in Volusia County) Washington County Virtual School(Available for students living in Washington County) Georgia Georgia Cyber Academy Thomas County Virtual Program(Available to students living in: Thomas, Brooks, Mitchell and Colquitt counties) Wilcox County Schools Online Education Program(Available to students living in Wilcox County) Hawaii Hawaii Technology Academy Idaho Icon: Idaho Connects Online School Idaho Connections Academy Idaho Distance Education Academy Idaho Technical Career Academy Idaho Virtual Academy iSucceed Virtual High School Illinois Chicago Virtual Charter School(Available to students who reside within Chicago city limits and can attend the Learning Center for instruction once a week) Cambridge Academy at Cambridge Lakes Charter School Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired Indiana Hoosier Academies Iowa Iowa Virtual Academy Kansas Basehor-Linwood Virtual School Haven Virtual Academy Insight School of Kansas Insight School of Kansas Adult Kansas Connections Academy Kansas Virtual Academy Lawrence Virtual School Turning Point Virtual Program Louisiana Grambling Laboratory Virtual School Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy Mentorship Academy Southern University Laboratory Virtual School Vernon Parish School District Maine Maine Virtual Academy Massachusetts Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School Michigan Insight School of Michigan Jenison International Academy(Available to students who live in Ottawa, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Montcalm, Ionia, Barry, and Allegan counties) Michigan District Virtual Programs Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy Michigan Virtual Charter Academy Westwood Cyber High School Minnesota Bluesky Charter School eMinnesota Online Academy Insight School of Minnesota iQ Academy Minnesota LinK ¹Ã‚ ² Lakeville Minnesota Connections Academy Minnesota Virtual Academy Minnesota Virtual High School MN Online High School VIBE Academy Wolf Creek Online Charter School Mississippi Mississippi Virtual Public School Nevada Nevada Connections Academy Nevada Virtual Academy Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy New Hampshire Virtual Learning Academy New Jersey Newark Prep Charter School(Available to students residing within the city of Newark) New Mexico New Mexico Virtual Academy North Carolina North Carolina Virtual School Ohio Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow Insight School of Ohio Ohio Connections Academy Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy Ohio Virtual Academy TRECA Digital Academy Oklahoma Insight School of Oklahoma Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy Oregon Albany Online! Bend-La Pine Schools Online(Available to students in grades K–12 residing in the Bend-La Pine district and surrounding areas.) Crater Lake Charter Academy(Available to students residing in Jackson County School District and neighboring districts) Hermiston Online Program(Students from Hermiston district preferred, but will accept out of district students) Insight School of Oregon- Painted Hills Monroe School District Online(Available to students residing in Benton County.) North Wasco Virtual Academy Oregon Connections Academy Oregon iSchool Oregon Virtual Academy Pennsylvania 21st Century Cyber Charter School Achievement House Cyber Charter School Agora Cyber Charter School Bald Eagle Area Cyber Academy(Available to students who reside within district) Bangor Area School District Cyber School(Available to students who reside in Bangor, East Bangor, Portland, and Roseto, Lower Mount Bethel, Upper Mount Bethel, and Washington.) Berks Online Learning(Available to students residing in Berks County.) Boyertown Area School District Brandywine Heights Area School District Carlisle Area School District Central PA Digital Learning Foundation Conestoga Valley Virtual Academy(Available to students residing in Conestoga Valley School District) Ephrata Virtual Academy(Available to students residing in the Ephrata Area School District) Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School Reach Cyber Charter School Southeast Delco School District Steelton-Highspire School District(Available to students in the Steelton-Highspire School District) Tulpehocken Virtual Academy(Available to students in Tulpehocken Area School District.) South Carolina Provost Academy of South Carolina South Carolina Connections Academy South Carolina Virtual Charter School South Dakota Black Hills Online Learning Community Texas Texas Online Preparatory School Texas Virtual Academy Texas Virtual School Utah Utah Virtual Academy Washington Insight School of Washington Internet Academy iQ Academy Washington(Available to students who live in the Evergreen Public School District) Learning 2 eSchoolof Wichita Mid Columbia Partnership North Franklin Virtual Academy(Available to students residing within North Franklin District) Washington Virtual Academies West Virginia West Virginia Virtual School Wisconsin Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin IQ Academy Mighty River Virtual Academy Oregon School District Online Sparta Area School District Wisconsin Rapids Virtual School Program(Available to students residing in Wisconsin Rapids School District) Wisconsin Virtual Academy Wisconsin Virtual Learning Wyoming Washakie #1 Online(Available for students living in Washakie #1 County school district) Wyoming Connections Academy Wyoming Virtual Academy Reasons to Attend an Online High School Attending high school online isn't right for everyone, but for some, it can be the best way to earn a high school diploma. If you're thinking about enrolling in an online public school, you may want to think about whether these reasons apply to you and your circumstances. Schedule and Study Flexibility Taking courses online, rather than in person, allows students to set their own study schedules. So long as you engage in the school program for the necessary number of hours per week and complete your assignments, most programs allow you to study when and where you want. So if you're someone who hasan outside interestthattakes considerable time and needs to be scheduled arounddedicated athletes, artists, peopleworking full time, or anyone else who has tocommithours outside of school every weekattending high school online can give you the necessary flexibility to balance school with your other activities. Can Set Your Own Learning Pace Online high schools allow students to learn at their own pace, whether that pace is faster or slower than that of a typical physical public school.Because the courses in an online program are self-directed, this allows students to settheir own learning speed,rather than feeling frustrated that aclass is going too fast or too slow based on the needs of a whole group ofstudents. So if you are an academic achiever who wants to get ahead of your grade/age level, or are someone who is falling behind academically and need to slow down from your grade/age level, an online high school experience might be the right fit for you. Can Study From Home or on the Move There are an endless variety of reasons why taking classes and studying from home may be preferableto taking classes at a physical school. For these people, taking classes online is the perfect way to stay in school without being beholden to attending school physically. Perhaps you have a family that frequently moves and so cannot stay in one place for long enough to attend aphysical school. Perhaps you are someone who doesn't have easy access to a physical school or feels that nearby schools are unsuitable for whatever reason.Or perhaps you aresomeonewitha chronic medical condition or someone who needs to be otherwise home bound. Whatever the reason you may find taking classes from home is more suitable than taking classes outside the home, online high schools can provide the accommodationand adaptability that so many students need to complete their studies An Option for Teenagers or Adults Who Never Finished High School On average, people who receivea high school diploma earnmore than those who receivea GED. So, if you're someone who never attended or completed high school for any reason, you might think about earning an official diploma rather than testing out for your GED. An online high school program could be the right fit for you if younever completed high school, butstill want the complete high school experienceandan accredited diploma to show for it. What's Next? Want to learn more about online high school programs? Check out what it means for a high school to be accreditedand how to avoid non-accredited online schools. Still undecided whether or not an online high school is right for you? Learn more aboutthe pros and cons of attending an online high school. Thinking about different kinds of alternative schools (other than online)? Check out our guide to alternative schools and how they might be the right fit for you. Have friends who also need help with test prep? Share this article! Tweet Courtney Montgomery About the Author Courtney scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT in high school and went on to graduate from Stanford University with a degree in Cultural and Social Anthropology. 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