NC Virtual Academy
Durham · NC · NC Virtual Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Durham School of the Arts → Hillside High → Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi → Northern High → East Chapel Hill High → Carrboro High → Cedar Ridge High → Seaforth High →At a glance
- 4 AP courses offered — Moderate
- AP rigor: Bottom 44% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: 69th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 72% in 2019 (Bottom 16% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How NC Virtual Academy compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ 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: Durham School of the Arts, Hillside High, Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 44% of US high schools
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 · 2020-2169th percentile 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?
Bottom 16% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
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.
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 +0.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 3,482 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $8,265 per student in district revenue, the 70 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $578,550/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham School of the Arts Durham |
Public | 6.2 | 1,070 | -4.3% |
| Hillside High Durham |
Public | 2.8 | 1,433 | -2.8% |
| Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi Durham |
Public | 6.9 | 1,384 | +9.1% |
| Northern High Durham |
Public | 10.2 | 1,281 | -2.0% |
| East Chapel Hill High Chapel Hill |
Public | 8.3 | 1,419 | -3.8% |
| Carrboro High Carrboro |
Public | 10.9 | 885 | +6.0% |
| Cedar Ridge High Hillsborough |
Public | 16.2 | 1,148 | +10.5% |
| Seaforth High Pittsboro |
Public | 15.6 | 1,088 | +147.8% |