Children's Village Academy

Located at 701 North Adkin Street, in Kinston, North Carolina, Children's Village Academy is a tiny elementary school that caters to 149 students (grades K through 8), run under Children's Village Academy. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Children's Village Academy sits 68% leaner than that benchmark.

Children's Village Academy is the operating authority for Children's Village Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Children's Village Academy records that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial, 3% White, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Lenoir County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Children's Village Academy shows 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lenoir County put median household earnings sit near $45,143, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Children's Village Academy is one of 18 public schools in Lenoir County (combined enrollment of about 8,480 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rochelle Middle, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. Children's Village Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 6-year window. Over the past 6-year window, the student count shrank 21%: 189 students in 2018 compared to 149 in 2024. Black enrollment moved from 96% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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