Ignite Online Academy
Durham · NC · Durham Public Schools · Public · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
Excelsior Classical Academy → Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies → UNC Hospital School → The Hawbridge School → River Mill Academy → Holton Career and Resource Center → Voyager Academy → Phillips High →📋 At a glance
- Program details not reported to CRDC
- Academic signals not yet ingested for this school
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Ignite Online Academy compares for families
What families should know about Ignite Online Academy.
- ▸ LocallyNC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Excelsior Classical Academy, Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies, UNC Hospital School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $11,655/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -20.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 363 students:
≈ 246 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $14,238 per student in district revenue, the 246 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $3,502,548/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Classical Academy Durham |
Public · charter | 9.7 | 185 | +128.4% |
| Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies Morrisville |
Public | 10.1 | 260 | +108.0% |
| UNC Hospital School Chapel Hill |
Public | 3.6 | — | — |
| The Hawbridge School Saxapahaw |
Public · charter | 18.2 | 210 | +11.1% |
| River Mill Academy Graham |
Public · charter | 23.7 | 178 | -9.6% |
| Holton Career and Resource Center Durham |
Public | 7.7 | — | — |
| Voyager Academy Durham |
Public · charter | 9.8 | 421 | +0.5% |
| Phillips High Raleigh |
Public | 23.3 | 123 | +7.9% |