Southeastern Academy

Set in Lumberton, North Carolina, Southeastern Academy is a close-knit elementary campus, one of the schools within Southeastern Academy. It enrolls 218 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Southeastern Academy sits 53% below that benchmark.

Southeastern Academy sits inside Southeastern Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Southeastern Academy lists that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Native American, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 24% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, census data for Robeson County shows the typical household earns roughly $41,978 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. In all, Robeson County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,625 students), of which Southeastern Academy is one.

Littlefield Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. As a public charter, Southeastern Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Southeastern Academy's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 218 (now 218). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 72% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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