Ray Street Academy

Ray Street Academy is a tiny high school in Graham, North Carolina, operated by Alamance-Burlington Schools. The school instructs 36 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 95% leaner than typical.

Alamance-Burlington Schools comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 22,661 students; Ray Street Academy is among them.

On demographics, Ray Street Academy reports that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 33% White, 19% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Ray Street Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Alamance County (around 80%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Alamance County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,651, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alamance County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,737 students), of which Ray Street Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Alamance Virtual School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ray Street Academy operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 58%: 85 students in 2018 compared to 36 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 4.6:1 in 2018 to 2.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.