Dillard Academy

Dillard Academy is the name of a small elementary school in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The school's enrollment of 261 students covers kindergarten through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.

Federal records list Dillard Academy as its own district.

The student body at Dillard Academy is 90% Black. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic. Among people living in Wayne County, the Black share is about 30%. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school employs the equivalent of 13.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.9:1. That is 5.0 students per teacher above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Dillard Academy is 95%.

Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: the median household income is $59,733, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Dillard Academy, Wayne County has 35 other public schools.

The closest other public school is Carver Heights Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Dillard Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. As a charter school, Dillard Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

Dillard Academy's enrollment dropped from 273 in 2020-21 to 261 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.9:1.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Dillard Academy. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.