Alpha Academy

Alpha Academy sits in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is classified as a combined-grade school. Students in kindergarten through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 960 students. The average among combined schools in North Carolina is roughly 731 students; this school is 31% above that.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

Roughly 53% of students at Alpha Academy are Black. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Cumberland County's residents are about 38% Black, 15 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.6:1, with 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.5 students per teacher above the 16.1:1 average for combined schools in North Carolina. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 68% of enrollment. That is lower than the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County.

Cumberland County census figures show that the median household income is $61,291, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 89 public schools in Cumberland County, enrolling about 50,815 students in all.

The closest public school to Alpha Academy is Lake Rim Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Alpha Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

The federal government classifies Alpha Academy's location as City: Mid-size. Federal records list Alpha Academy as a charter school.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 956 to 960.

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