Vance Charter School

Located at 2090 ROSS MILL ROAD, in Henderson, North Carolina, Vance Charter School is a moderately sized unified-grade school that hosts 956 students (grades K through 12), run under Vance Charter School. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 731 students each, so Vance Charter School sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, Vance Charter School records that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 38% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting Vance Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Vance County indicate median household income runs about $50,465, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Vance County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,495 students), Vance Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: E M Rollins Elementary, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area. As a public charter, Vance Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Vance Charter School's enrollment has expanded 31% since 2018, when it stood at 730 (now 956). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 82% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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