NC Leadership Charter Academy
Kernersville · NC · NC Leadership Charter Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Early College of Forsyth Co → Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA → Triad Math and Science Academy → Thomasville High → Academy at Smith → Bethany Community School → Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad → Walkertown High →📋 At a glance
- 📚 10 AP courses offered — Elite
- 🔢 1 calculus classes · 1 physics · 3 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 71st percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 46% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 95% (75th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How NC Leadership Charter Academy compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 71st percentile nationally with 10 AP courses.
- ▸ 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: Early College of Forsyth Co, Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA, Triad Math and Science Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
71st percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 46% by test-taker volume
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.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
75th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ 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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
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).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +4.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,209 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $9,098 per student in district revenue, the 277 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,520,146/year in additional funding.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early College of Forsyth Co Winston Salem |
Public | 9.2 | 306 | +17.7% |
| Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA Greensboro |
Public · charter | 9.5 | 419 | +4.8% |
| Triad Math and Science Academy Greensboro |
Public · charter | 16.9 | 387 | +8.1% |
| Thomasville High Thomasville |
Public | 10.3 | 590 | -8.5% |
| Academy at Smith Greensboro |
Public | 14.6 | 246 | +25.5% |
| Bethany Community School Summerfield |
Public · charter | 20.1 | 381 | +34.6% |
| Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad Winston-Salem |
Public | 7.6 | 177 | +26.4% |
| Walkertown High Walkertown |
Public | 9.2 | 662 | -7.4% |