Bladen Early College

Located at 7418 NC Highway 41 West, in Dublin, North Carolina, Bladen Early College is a very small four-year high school that enrolls 129 students (grades 9 through 13), run under Bladen County Schools. That puts it 83% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Bladen County Schools runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 3,928 students. Bladen Early College is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bladen Early College reports that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 37% Hispanic, 11% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Bladen Early College has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 61.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Bladen Early College sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.0%; actual is 72.1%, +23.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bladen County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $42,422 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bladen County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,756 students), of which Bladen Early College is one.

West Bladen High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bladen Early College ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.