Connect Academy
West End · NC · Moore County Schools · Public · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney → Shaw Academy → Alpha Academy → Central Carolina Academy → Alger B. Wilkins High School → Montgomery Learning Academy → Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve → Ashley Chapel Educational Center →How Connect Academy compares for families
What families should know about Connect 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: The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney, Shaw Academy, Alpha 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 -4.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 283 students:
≈ 61 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 $10,656 per student in district revenue, the 61 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $650,016/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney Carthage |
Public | 9.6 | 71 | -10.1% |
| Shaw Academy Laurinburg |
Public | 26.3 | 113 | — |
| Alpha Academy Fayetteville |
Public · charter | 29.3 | 143 | +21.2% |
| Central Carolina Academy Sanford |
Public · charter | 26.2 | 227 | +320.4% |
| Alger B. Wilkins High School Fayetteville |
Public | 34.0 | 159 | +60.6% |
| Montgomery Learning Academy Troy |
Public | 22.5 | 48 | — |
| Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve Trinity |
Public | 42.7 | 163 | -14.2% |
| Ashley Chapel Educational Center Rockingham |
Public | 27.1 | 52 | — |