Hyde Academy

Hyde Academy is one of the very small secondary schools in Swan Quarter, North Carolina, part of Hyde County Schools, with 47 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 13. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 94% smaller than typical.

Hyde County Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 485 students; Hyde Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hyde Academy reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 38% White, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 10% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hyde County (around 82%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hyde Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 56.5%, a residual of +6.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hyde County indicate median household earnings sit near $53,713, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. In all, Hyde County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 485 students), of which Hyde Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Mattamuskeet School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hyde Academy ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.3%.

Hyde Academy operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hyde Academy's enrollment has ticked down 77% since 2018, when it stood at 206 (now 47). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 11% to 53% over that span.

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