Dillard Academy

Set in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Dillard Academy is a close-knit elementary campus, run under Dillard Academy. It enrolls 261 students across grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 44% below typical.

Operationally, Dillard Academy answers to Dillard Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Dillard Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (90%). Beyond that, the school shows 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Dillard Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Wayne County reports that median household income runs about $59,733, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Dillard Academy is one of 36 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 18,481 students).

The closest other public school is Carver Heights Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dillard Academy.

The school occupies an urban site. As a public charter, Dillard Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dillard Academy has fell 5%, going from 275 students in 2018 to 261 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 5% to 0%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

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