Pinnacle Classical Academy

Pinnacle Classical Academy is a large combined-grade school that serves part of Shelby, North Carolina. The student body numbers 1,178 students, from kindergarten through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in North Carolina) has about 731 students.

In federal data, the district for Pinnacle Classical Academy is the school itself.

Pinnacle Classical Academy is 72% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 10% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The White share in Cleveland County as a whole is similar, at about 72%. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.7:1 at Pinnacle Classical Academy, with 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, combined schools in North Carolina have 16.1:1, compared with 27.7:1 here.

Cleveland County census figures show that the median household income is $58,534, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Cleveland County is home to 29 public schools and about 15,682 public school students.

Elizabeth Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Pinnacle Classical Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe. Pinnacle Classical Academy is run as a public charter school.

2024-25 enrollment was 1,178, a 9% gain from 1,084 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 27.7 students per teacher, compared with 24.6 in 2020-21.

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