Discovery School

Discovery School is a very small multi-level school in Statesville, North Carolina, part of Iredell-Statesville Schools. The school caters to 32 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 96% smaller than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 731 students.

Iredell-Statesville Schools runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 21,017 students. Discovery School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Discovery School logs that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Iredell County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,419, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Iredell County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students), Discovery School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ISS Virtual Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.