Tyger Digital Academy

Tyger Digital Academy is a small, alternative public virtual school located in Mansfield, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. With a total enrollment of 93 students, the school is part of the Mansfield City School District, which is ranked 522 out of 835 school districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tyger Digital Academy stands out for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 56.99% White, 24.73% African American, 2.15% Hispanic, and 16.13% two or more races. This is in contrast to the nearby Mapleton Virtual Academy, which has a student population that is 95.45% White. Additionally, Tyger Digital Academy boasts a higher four-year graduation rate of 77.8%, compared to the 41.3% rate at the GOAL Digital Academy. However, the school faces challenges, with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 46.7% and lower-than-average test scores on the Ohio State Tests.

Interestingly, Tyger Digital Academy has seen a significant increase in the racial diversity of its student population, with the percentage of African American students rising from 31.74% in 2021-2022 to 24.73% in 2022-2023. The school has also made efforts to improve its student-teacher ratio, which has decreased from 83.7 in 2021-2022 to 10.9 in 2022-2023. While these changes are positive, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, remains a concern and may be linked to the high chronic absenteeism rate, which is significantly higher than the 0.0% rate at the Mapleton Virtual Academy.