Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington

Set in Wilmington, North Carolina, Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington is a tight-knit secondary school, part of Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington. It educates 362 students across grades 6 through 12. That puts it 52% smaller than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Operationally, Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington answers to Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 27% Black, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, New Hanover County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for New Hanover County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,166, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington is one of 50 public schools in New Hanover County (combined enrollment of about 27,460 students).

The closest other public school is Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. As a public charter, Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington's enrollment has expanded 81% since 2018, when it stood at 200 (now 362). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 51% to 27%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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