ABSS Early College at ACC

ABSS Early College at ACC is a high school of tiny scale in Graham, North Carolina, part of Alamance-Burlington Schools, educateing 247 students in grades 9 through 13. That puts it 68% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Within Alamance-Burlington Schools, which oversees 37 schools and 22,661 students, ABSS Early College at ACC is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ABSS Early College at ACC logs that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 30% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting ABSS Early College at ACC higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at ABSS Early College at ACC qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Alamance County's rate of about 80%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ABSS Early College at ACC is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 67.7%; this one delivers 93.8%, a residual of +26.1 points.

Across the wider county, Alamance County reports that median household income runs about $65,651, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Alamance County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,737 students), ABSS Early College at ACC is one campus in the mix.

Alamance Community School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ABSS Early College at ACC at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 26.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 28%: 193 students in 2018 compared to 247 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 20% to 14%. Class-load math has loosened: from 27.6:1 in 2018 to 29.9:1 in 2025.

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