Global E-Learning Academy

Global E-Learning Academy is a very small four-year high school in Elkin, North Carolina, operated by Elkin City Schools. The school instructs 62 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 92% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Global E-Learning Academy is one of 4 schools operated by Elkin City Schools, a district that enrolls 1,329 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Global E-Learning Academy lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest reads as 15% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Global E-Learning Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Surry County runs at roughly 93%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Surry County) reports that median household earnings sit near $55,656, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Global E-Learning Academy is one of 30 public schools in Surry County (combined enrollment of about 11,139 students).

Elkin Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Global E-Learning Academy.

The school occupies a small-town site.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Global E-Learning Academy community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.