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 →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% |