American Leadership Academy-Coastal

American Leadership Academy-Coastal is an all-grades campus of average-sized scale in Wilmington, North Carolina, overseen by American Leadership Academy-Coastal, serveing 1,002 students in grades K through 11. Compared to the state average of about 731 students per school, that is 37% larger than typical.

Operationally, American Leadership Academy-Coastal answers to American Leadership Academy-Coastal, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, American Leadership Academy-Coastal reports that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of New Hanover County's rate of about 67%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (New Hanover County) reports that median household income runs about $75,166, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, New Hanover County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,460 students), of which American Leadership Academy-Coastal is one.

Nearest neighbor: Porters Neck Elementary, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting. American Leadership Academy-Coastal is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 96%: 511 students in 2018 compared to 1,002 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 87% to 79%.

Inside the community feed, members of the American Leadership Academy-Coastal community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.