Enrollment
103
High
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231003206
Career Academy and Technical School
350 Old Murdock Rd, Troutman, NC 28166 · (704) 978-2791 · Iredell County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL103 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of North Carolina public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
19 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 30% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
73.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Career Academy and Technical School
Career Academy and Technical School's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Academy and Technical School this school | 103 | 18.4% | 61.7% |
| Camden Early College High Camden | 124 | 16.1% | 78.8% |
| Onslow Early College Jacksonville | 189 | 24.3% | N/A |
| The JP Knapp ECH (i)School Currituck | 274 | 22.3% | 79.6% |
| Stokes Early College High School Walnut Cove | 159 | 39.0% | 71.1% |
| Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy Hudson | 218 | 33.9% | 75.2% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Career Academy and Technical School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #115 of 468 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #292 of 464 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #101 of 448 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 103 | #541 of 598 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #512 of 527 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
103
-30 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
was 9.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 103 | 16.9 | 6.1:1 | 18% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 17.5 | 7.6:1 | 19% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 118 | 17.3 | 6.8:1 | 9% (11) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 14 | 9.5:1 | 8% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 99 | 13.4 | 7.4:1 | 6% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 67 | 12 | 5.6:1 | 4% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Career Academy and Technical School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (99 to 103); teachers up 26% (13.4 to 16.9).
About Career Academy and Technical School
Career Academy and Technical School is a small high school in Troutman, North Carolina. The school had 103 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in North Carolina is about 761, so this school runs 86% smaller than that.
Iredell-Statesville Schools is made up of 38 schools with 21,017 students in all.
White students are the large majority at Career Academy and Technical School, with 87% of enrollment. Next come 7% Black and 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 74% White among all Iredell County residents. By the diversity index, Career Academy and Technical School comes in at 23%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 6.1:1, with 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 19.6:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Career Academy and Technical School is 18%. Public schools in Iredell County average 61%.
allk12 grades Career Academy and Technical School a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Career Academy and Technical School is 11.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 61.7%. Predicted: 73.2%.
Census estimates describe Iredell County this way: median household income is about $81,419, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 52 public schools in Iredell County, with a combined enrollment of about 31,906.
The next-closest public school is Troutman Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Career Academy and Technical School's average proficiency of 61.7% compares with 39.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Career Academy and Technical School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Career Academy and Technical School went from 133 students to 103. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.5:1 to 6.1:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Career Academy and Technical School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Iredell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,544
Census ACS
Median income
$81,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,906 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools
- Lake Norman HighHigh · 1,905 students
- South Iredell HighHigh · 1,768 students
- Statesville HighHigh · 991 students
- North Iredell HighHigh · 983 students
- Troutman ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · 808 students
Other schools in Troutman
- Troutman ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &ScienceElementary · 795 students
- Troutman MiddleMiddle · 470 students
Nearby schools
- Troutman Elementary1.0 mi · 902
- Troutman Middle1.1 mi · 470
- South Iredell High1.3 mi · 1,768
- Third Creek Middle3.0 mi · 402
- Third Creek Elementary3.0 mi · 526
- Success Institute Charter3.6 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About Career Academy and Technical SchoolHow large is Career Academy and Technical School?
Career Academy and Technical School enrolls approximately 103 students in grades 06-12.
Is Career Academy and Technical School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Career Academy and Technical School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Career Academy and Technical School have?
Career Academy and Technical School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Career Academy and Technical School?
At Career Academy and Technical School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Career Academy and Technical School public or private?
Career Academy and Technical School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iredell-Statesville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.