Choice Plus Academy

Smithfield · NC · Johnston County Public Schools · Public · K-12 combined

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Most similar nearby schools

Neuse Charter School → Phillips High → Wayne Middle / High Academy → Wayne School of Technical Arts → Edgewood Cmty Developmental → American Leadership Academy - Johnston → Wayne Preparatory Academy → Wilson Preparatory Academy →

At a glance

Programs & features

Gifted & talented program

Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 4% by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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What families should know about Choice Plus 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: Neuse Charter School, Phillips High, Wayne Middle / High Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 4% by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

2.5

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

96.9%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

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

19%

admit rate

$8,994

in-state tuition/yr · $41,203 out-of-state

1370–1530

SAT 25–75 · ACT 30–34

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.

See the full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

90.9%

Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

97:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

1.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

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
Neuse Charter School Smithfield	Public · charter	2.5	232	-3.3%
Phillips High Raleigh	Public	24.6	123	+7.9%
Wayne Middle / High Academy Goldsboro	Public	27.9	57	—
Wayne School of Technical Arts Goldsboro	Public	24.2	133	+101.5%
Edgewood Cmty Developmental Goldsboro	Public	27.9	38	—
American Leadership Academy - Johnston Clayton	Public · charter	4.5	495	+138.0%
Wayne Preparatory Academy Goldsboro	Public · charter	22.7	241	+26.8%
Wilson Preparatory Academy Wilson	Public · charter	30.3	188	-21.3%

At a glance

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Choice Plus Academy is a public high school in Smithfield, NC, enrolling 97 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

2 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 4% of U.S. high schools.

It has about 97 students per school counselor.

91% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many students attend Choice Plus Academy? Choice Plus Academy is a public high school in Smithfield, NC, enrolling 97 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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