Central Carolina Academy
Sanford · NC · Central Carolina Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
How Central Carolina Academy compares for families
What families should know about Central Carolina 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: Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County, Chatham Charter, Southern Wake Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
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 +40.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 536 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County Sanford |
Public · charter | 5.9 | 345 | +65.9% |
| Chatham Charter Siler City |
Public · charter | 23.2 | 195 | +5.4% |
| Southern Wake Academy Holly Springs |
Public · charter | 22.9 | 293 | -7.6% |
| Reid Ross Classical High Fayetteville |
Public | 32.7 | 227 | -11.3% |
| The Hawbridge School Saxapahaw |
Public · charter | 31.9 | 210 | +11.1% |
| Cumberland International Early College Fayetteville |
Public | 33.8 | 237 | -15.7% |
| Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies Morrisville |
Public | 31.9 | 260 | +108.0% |
| Cross Creek Early College Fayetteville |
Public | 33.8 | 253 | +2.8% |