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STARS Charter
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 101 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (89).
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 885 | 56.5 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 886 | 56 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 55.4 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 49 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 37.3 | 13.6:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 34% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 275 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 99 | 9 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 74% (508 to 885); teachers up 52% (37.3 to 56.5).
About STARS Charter
STARS Charter is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels in Vass, North Carolina, under Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss. The school serves kindergarten through 12. Enrollment is 885 students. It has 21% more students than the average for combined schools in North Carolina (about 731).
STARS Charter reports to Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss.
Federal enrollment data show STARS Charter is 72% White. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at STARS Charter are from different groups.
Its staff includes 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.7 students per teacher. The average ratio among combined schools in North Carolina is similar, at 16.1:1.
American Community Survey estimates for Moore County show that the median household earns about $86,080 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Moore County has 27 public schools with about 14,708 students, including STARS Charter.
McDeeds Creek Elementary is about 2.5 miles from STARS Charter, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around STARS Charter holds 4 other public schools.
STARS Charter is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe. STARS Charter is a publicly funded charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 738 to 885, a 20% rise.
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