Career Academy and Technical School

As a rural-scale high school in Troutman, North Carolina, Career Academy and Technical School educates 103 students from grades 6 through 12, run under Iredell-Statesville Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Career Academy and Technical School sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Iredell-Statesville Schools, which oversees 38 schools and 21,017 students, Career Academy and Technical School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Career Academy and Technical School records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 7% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Career Academy and Technical School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.1:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Iredell County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Career Academy and Technical School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Iredell County shows median household earnings sit near $81,419, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Career Academy and Technical School is one of 52 public schools in Iredell County (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students).

Nearest neighbor: Troutman Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Career Academy and Technical School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Career Academy and Technical School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Career Academy and Technical School's enrollment has edged up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 99 (now 103). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 75% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 7.4:1 in 2018 to 6.1:1 today.

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