Connect Academy
West End · NC · Moore County Schools · Public · K-12 combined
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The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney → Shaw Academy → Alpha Academy → Central Carolina Academy → Alger B. Wilkins High School → Montgomery Learning Academy → Ashley Chapel Educational Center → Chatham Charter →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 | — |
| Ashley Chapel Educational Center Rockingham |
Public | 27.1 | 52 | — |
| Chatham Charter Siler City |
Public · charter | 35.7 | 195 | +5.4% |