COLUMBIA VIRTUAL FRANCHISE

372 W DUVAL ST
LAKE CITY, FL 32055

www.columbia.k12.fl.us

High School 6th - 12th

School Overview

Columbia Virtual Franchise is an educational program operated under the Columbia County School District in Lake City, Florida. Designed as a flexible, online learning alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar schooling, the program serves students who benefit from a personalized pace or a remote instructional environment. By leveraging a digital curriculum, the franchise allows students to complete their coursework from home while maintaining an official affiliation with the local public school system.

The program is intended to provide students with the same academic standards and support systems as physical campuses, ensuring that students can work toward meeting graduation requirements in a virtual setting. As an extension of the Columbia County school board’s commitment to academic choice, the Virtual Franchise offers families in the Lake City area a structured way to balance individual learning needs with the rigor and oversight of a state-accredited public school education.

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School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Exclusively virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	COLUMBIA
Phone:	(352)758-4935
Website:	http://www.columbia.k12.fl.us
Grade Range:	6th - 12th
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NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

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9th

10th

11th

12th