Pender Innovative Learning Academy
Rocky Point · NC · Pender County Schools · Public · K-12 combined
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J. C. Roe Center → Thomas Academy → Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC → Edgewood Cmty Developmental → Ramsey Street High → Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington → Lenoir County Learning Academy → Wayne Middle / High Academy →How Pender Innovative Learning Academy compares for families
What families should know about Pender Innovative Learning 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: J. C. Roe Center, Thomas Academy, Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
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 -49.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 38 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. C. Roe Center Wilmington |
Public | 15.3 | 9 | — |
| Thomas Academy Lake Waccamaw |
Public · charter | 35.2 | 37 | — |
| Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC Wilmington |
Public | 11.2 | 115 | +22.3% |
| Edgewood Cmty Developmental Goldsboro |
Public | 67.2 | 38 | — |
| Ramsey Street High Fayetteville |
Public | 72.0 | 39 | — |
| Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington Wilmington |
Public · charter | 10.7 | 172 | +18.6% |
| Lenoir County Learning Academy Kinston |
Public | 60.0 | 51 | -10.5% |
| Wayne Middle / High Academy Goldsboro |
Public | 67.2 | 57 | — |