Montgomery Learning Academy

In Troy, North Carolina, Montgomery Learning Academy is a small high school. The school counts 54 students across grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in North Carolina is about 761 students.

The 11 schools in Montgomery County Schools enroll 3,587 students altogether, Montgomery Learning Academy among them.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Montgomery Learning Academy is White (35%). Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic, 24% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Montgomery County is roughly 65% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Montgomery Learning Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.

Montgomery Learning Academy counts 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 7.7 students for each one. The 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. About 94% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.

Across Montgomery County, median household income is about $57,766, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Montgomery County number 12 and enroll about 3,818.

Troy Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles.

NCES describes the area around Montgomery Learning Academy as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Reported enrollment: 38 (2020-21) and 54 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Students per teacher rose from 5.4 in 2020-21 to 7.7 in 2024-25.

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