American Leadership Academy - Johnston

American Leadership Academy - Johnston operates as a roomy all-grades campus in Clayton, North Carolina, part of American Leadership Academy - Johnston. Current enrollment sits at 2,082 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 185% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 731 students.

American Leadership Academy - Johnston is a school of American Leadership Academy - Johnston, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, American Leadership Academy - Johnston shows that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting American Leadership Academy - Johnston higher than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Johnston County runs at roughly 95%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Johnston County put median household income runs about $83,384, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Johnston County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,004 students), American Leadership Academy - Johnston is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wilson's Mills Elementary, around 2.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting. American Leadership Academy - Johnston operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.