Lincoln Charter School

Lincoln Charter School, a large school serving multiple grade levels, is located in Denver, North Carolina. The school offers kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 2,316 students. That puts enrollment 217% bigger than the 731-student average for combined schools in North Carolina.

Lincoln Charter School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

More than half of the students at Lincoln Charter School are White (74%). Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 83% White among all Lincoln County residents. The diversity index for Lincoln Charter School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its ratio of 16.5:1 is based on 140.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 16.1:1 average for combined schools in North Carolina is close to this figure.

In Lincoln County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,016, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 25 public schools in the county, enrolling about 14,428, Lincoln Charter School among them.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, West Lake Preparatory Academy, is about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 5.

Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% rise, from 2,221 to 2,316.

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