Located near the center of Douglas County, Ava has the only public high school in the county. The 120 member certified staff serves approximately 1,650 children. The Ava school system is rated triple A by the state. Ava Elementary School emphasizes the basic subjects of reading, language arts, math, science, and social studies. Library, art, music and physical education are a regular part of the curriculum and are offered to each child on a weekly basis.
Special programs serve students with unique needs and abilities.
Special education classes mainstream children as much as possible and are available K-12. The Middle School has a state of the art computer lab for 7th and 8th grade students. The lab has 30 IBM compatible computers networked via a file server with the high school lab. It also has an Apple computer lab for 5th and 6th grade students. High School students have the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of classes.