Bragg Street Academy

Bragg Street Academy operates as a rural-scale high school in Sanford, North Carolina, run under Lee County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 40 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 95% below typical.

Within Lee County Schools, which oversees 16 schools and 9,168 students, Bragg Street Academy is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bragg Street Academy shows that the most-represented group is Black (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 35% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Bragg Street Academy reports 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.4:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,387, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Lee County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,641 students), Bragg Street Academy is one campus in the mix.

Lee County High 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.

Bragg Street Academy operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Bragg Street Academy's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 52 (now 40). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 21% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 4.7:1 in 2018 to 6.4:1 today.

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