AlphaCom (schools)

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AlphaCom (schools)

AlphaCom is a for-profit operator of online, virtual schools based in Carmel, Indiana. Its schools include Indiana Virtual School.

Concerns and criticism: The company has faced scrutiny for high student-teacher ratios and low graduation rates. Indiana Virtual School has been reported as having the lowest graduation rate of any public high school in the state.

Background: News reports from Chalkbeat and the Indianapolis Business Journal (2017–2018) highlighted questions about graduation rates, spending, and other aspects of running online schools under AlphaCom’s umbrella.

Key people: Christipher King and Thomas Stoughton.

Headquarters: Carmel, Indiana, United States.