School Profile
Fork Union Military Academy (Virginia)
Fork Union Military Academy is a private all-boy school in Fork Union, Virginia. Fork Union is a rural area in Fluvanna County. Fluvanna County is home to 3 private schools, including Fork Union Military Academy. In terms of religious orientation, Fork Union Military Academy is a Baptist school.
The academic school years lasts 190 calendar days and each day students spend 6 hours in class. In 2011, 90% of the graduating senior class went on to 4-year colleges.
41.5 full-time equivalent teachers are on staff to educate the student body of 378 students in grades 6-12. That’s a student-teacher ratio of 9.11. We look more closely at students and teachers in several charts below.
Contact Information
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Fork Union Military Academy
PO Box 278, Fork Union, Virginia 23055
https://www.forkunion.com/
(800) 462-3862
Associations & Organizations
- Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools
- Association of Military Colleges and Schools
- National Association of Independent Schools
- The Association of Boarding Schools
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