American Leadership Academy Charlotte

Set in Charlotte, North Carolina, American Leadership Academy Charlotte is a low-enrollment K-5 school, operated by ALA Charlotte. It enrolls 277 students across grades K through 7. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so American Leadership Academy Charlotte sits 41% below that benchmark.

American Leadership Academy Charlotte sits inside ALA Charlotte, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, American Leadership Academy Charlotte reports that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, American Leadership Academy Charlotte has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting American Leadership Academy Charlotte higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Mecklenburg County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mecklenburg County put median household income runs about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. American Leadership Academy Charlotte is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students).

Hickory Grove Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site. American Leadership Academy Charlotte operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 123%: 124 students in 2018 compared to 277 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 90% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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