Wilson Academy of Applied Technology

Wilson Academy of Applied Technology operates as an one-room-style four-year high school in Wilson, North Carolina, run under Wilson County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 280 students spanning grades 9 through 13. Enrollment runs roughly 63% below the state mean of about 761.

Wilson County Schools runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 10,451 students. Wilson Academy of Applied Technology is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% White, 22% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wilson County runs at roughly 96%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 64.9%; this one delivers 83.3%, a residual of +18.4 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Wilson County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,423 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wilson County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,482 students), Wilson Academy of Applied Technology is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Eastern NC School for the Deaf, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 204%: 92 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 42% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

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