Success Institute Charter

Success Institute Charter is a K-5 school of tiny scale in Statesville, North Carolina, overseen by Success Institute Charter School, works with 90 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 81% smaller than the state mean of about 467.

Operationally, Success Institute Charter answers to Success Institute Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Success Institute Charter lists that nearly all students (90%) are Black. The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Success Institute Charter higher than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Iredell County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Iredell County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,419 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Iredell County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students), Success Institute Charter is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: American Renaissance School, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site. Success Institute Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 93 students in 2018 compared to 90 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 4% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.