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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

86.8%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥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

19%
admit rate
$8,994
in-state tuition/yr · $41,203 out-of-state
1370–1530
SAT 25–75 · ACT 30–34

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.

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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).

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
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
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
North Whiteville Academy
Whiteville
Public 45.7 8

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