East Wake Academy

Public school district · Wake County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3700070

East Wake Academy spent $9,293 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 91% of the other North Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,366). Its one school enrolled 1,265 students in 2024-25; 63.4% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among North Carolina districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to East Wake Academy in enrollment (1,204 to 1,291 students) and East Wake Academy itself.

Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to East Wake Academy, FY23Northampton County Schools $20,303; Pamlico County Schools $17,517; KIPP Gaston College Preparatory $13,871; Elkin City Schools $13,671; Sallie B Howard School $11,559; Triangle Math and Science Academy $10,502; Invest Collegiate - Imagine $10,022; East Wake Academy $9,293; Phoenix Academy Inc $8,038; Pine Springs Preparatory Academy $7,536; State median, 1,000+ students $12,366.5k10k15k20k25kNorthampton County Schools$20,303Pamlico County Schools$17,517KIPP Gaston College Preparatory$13,871Elkin City Schools$13,671Sallie B Howard School$11,559Triangle Math and Science Acad…$10,502Invest Collegiate - Imagine$10,022East Wake Academy$9,293Phoenix Academy Inc$8,038Pine Springs Preparatory Acade…$7,536State median, 1,000+ students $12,366
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to East Wake Academy, FY23Northampton County Schools $20,303; Pamlico County Schools $17,517; KIPP Gaston College Preparatory $13,871; Elkin City Schools $13,671; Sallie B Howard School $11,559; Triangle Math and Science Academy $10,502; Invest Collegiate - Imagine $10,022; East Wake Academy $9,293; Phoenix Academy Inc $8,038; Pine Springs Preparatory Academy $7,536; State median, 1,000+ students $12,366.5k10k15k20k25kNorthampton County Schools$20,303Pamlico County Schools$17,517KIPP Gaston College Preparatory$13,871Elkin City Schools$13,671Sallie B Howard School$11,559Triangle Math and Science Academy$10,502Invest Collegiate - Imagine$10,022East Wake Academy$9,293Phoenix Academy Inc$8,038Pine Springs Preparatory Academy$7,536State median, 1,000+ students $12,366
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to East Wake Academy, FY23Northampton County Schools $20,303; Pamlico County Schools $17,517; KIPP Gaston College Preparatory $13,871; Elkin City Schools $13,671; Sallie B Howard School $11,559; Triangle Math and Science Academy $10,502; Invest Collegiate - Imagine $10,022; East Wake Academy $9,293; Phoenix Academy Inc $8,038; Pine Springs Preparatory Academy $7,536; State median, 1,000+ students $12,366.5k15k25kNorthampton County Schools$20,303Pamlico County Schools$17,517KIPP Gaston College Preparatory$13,871Elkin City Schools$13,671Sallie B Howard School$11,559Triangle Math and Science Academy$10,502Invest Collegiate - Imagine$10,022East Wake Academy$9,293Phoenix Academy Inc$8,038Pine Springs Preparatory Academy$7,536State median, 1,000+ students $12,366
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to East Wake Academy, FY23Northampton County Schools $20,303; Pamlico County Schools $17,517; KIPP Gaston College Preparatory $13,871; Elkin City Schools $13,671; Sallie B Howard School $11,559; Triangle Math and Science Academy $10,502; Invest Collegiate - Imagine $10,022; East Wake Academy $9,293; Phoenix Academy Inc $8,038; Pine Springs Preparatory Academy $7,536; State median, 1,000+ students $12,366.5k15k25kNorthampton County Schools$20,303Pamlico County Schools$17,517KIPP Gaston College Preparatory$13,871Elkin City Schools$13,671Sallie B Howard School$11,559Triangle Math and Science Academy$10,502Invest Collegiate - Imagine$10,022East Wake Academy$9,293Phoenix Academy Inc$8,038Pine Springs Preparatory Academy$7,536State median, 1,000+ students $12,366

Where the money came from

$13,194,000 in revenue: 63.4% state, 29.8% local and 6.8% federal. Total spending including $935,000 of capital outlay was $12,343,000, or $10,059 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

East Wake Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,359,000; Local $3,932,000; Federal $903,000; total $13,194,000.
  • State$8,359,000 63%
  • Local$3,932,000 30%
  • Federal$903,000 7%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 150 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,227 students in 2022-23, 1,246 students in 2023-24, 1,265 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

East Wake Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,227, 2023-24: 1,246, 2024-25: 1,26505001k1.5k2022-231,2272023-241,2462024-251,265
East Wake Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,227, 2023-24: 1,246, 2024-25: 1,26505001k1.5k2022-231,2272023-241,2462024-251,265
East Wake Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,227, 2023-24: 1,246, 2024-25: 1,26505001k1.5k2022-231,2272023-241,2462024-251,265
East Wake Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,227, 2023-24: 1,246, 2024-25: 1,26505001k1.5k2022-231,2272023-241,2462024-251,265

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,22780.315.3
2023-241,24682.715.1
2024-251,26588.014.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$4,237,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,453 per student

East Wake Academy booked $4,237,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 80 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $52,745 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 84 in 100 North Carolina districts with a figure (state median $49,503, 293 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Carolina teacher salary at $53,644 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$3,811,00089.9%
Special education$372,0008.8%
Other programs$54,0001.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,003 in 2018-19, $3,106 in 2019-20, $3,207 in 2020-21, $3,430 in 2021-22, $3,453 in 2022-23.

East Wake Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,003, 2019-20: $3,106, 2020-21: $3,207, 2021-22: $3,430, 2022-23: $3,45301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0032019-20$3,1062020-21$3,2072021-22$3,4302022-23$3,453
East Wake Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,003, 2019-20: $3,106, 2020-21: $3,207, 2021-22: $3,430, 2022-23: $3,45301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0032019-20$3,1062020-21$3,2072021-22$3,4302022-23$3,453
East Wake Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,003, 2019-20: $3,106, 2020-21: $3,207, 2021-22: $3,430, 2022-23: $3,45301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0032019-20$3,1062020-21$3,2072021-22$3,4302022-23$3,453
East Wake Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,003, 2019-20: $3,106, 2020-21: $3,207, 2021-22: $3,430, 2022-23: $3,45301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0032019-20$3,1062020-21$3,2072021-22$3,4302022-23$3,453

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in East Wake Academy scored proficient or above: 56-60% in reading and 56-60% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNorth CarolinaStudents tested
Reading and language arts56-60%48%572
Math56-60%50%572

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 91 students in East Wake Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%86.5%
Students in the class91120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 1,265 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
East Wake Academy1,26514.4not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about East Wake Academy

  1. North Carolina districts by spending per studentEast Wake Academy ranks 136 of 150 North Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,293).#136 of 150
  2. Every school district in North CarolinaEast Wake Academy is the number 138 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 1,227 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#138 of 332
  3. Elkin City SchoolsThe next larger North Carolina district: 1,239 students in fall 2022, $13,671 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,671
  4. Sallie B Howard SchoolThe next smaller North Carolina district: 1,204 students in fall 2022, $11,559 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,559
  5. Compare East Wake Academy with Elkin City SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaEast Wake Academy spent $52,745 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$52,745
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about East Wake Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in East Wake Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 1,265 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does East Wake Academy spend per student?
    $9,293 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the North Carolina median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,366 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does East Wake Academy's money come from?
    $13,194,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 63.4% state, 29.8% local and 6.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does East Wake Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,237,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,453 per student. Divided by the 80 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $52,745 per teacher, more than 84 in 100 North Carolina districts (state median $49,503). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Carolina teacher salary at $53,644 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in East Wake Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in East Wake Academy scored proficient or above: 56-60% in reading and 56-60% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in East Wake Academy?
    90-94% of the 91 students in East Wake Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is East Wake Academy's NCES district ID?
    3700070. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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