Wilson Preparatory Academy

Public school district · Wilson County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3700379

Wilson Preparatory Academy spent $8,658 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 90% of the other North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,241). Its one school enrolled 725 students in 2024-25; 69.1% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (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 Wilson Preparatory Academy in enrollment (777 to 821 students) and Wilson Preparatory Academy itself.

Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Wilson Preparatory Academy, FY23Jackson Day School $13,118; The College Preparatory and Leadership A $13,038; American Leadership Academy-Coastal $11,803; The Math and Science Academy of Charlott $11,042; Eno River Academy $10,803; Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy $10,463; Summerfield Charter Academy $10,454; Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss $9,010; Wilson Preparatory Academy $8,658; Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls $6,996; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.6k8k10k12k14kJackson Day School$13,118The College Preparatory and Le…$13,038American Leadership Academy-Co…$11,803The Math and Science Academy o…$11,042Eno River Academy$10,803Southwest Charlotte STEM Acade…$10,463Summerfield Charter Academy$10,454Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss$9,010Wilson Preparatory Academy$8,658Cardinal Charter Acad at Wende…$6,996State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Wilson Preparatory Academy, FY23Jackson Day School $13,118; The College Preparatory and Leadership A $13,038; American Leadership Academy-Coastal $11,803; The Math and Science Academy of Charlott $11,042; Eno River Academy $10,803; Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy $10,463; Summerfield Charter Academy $10,454; Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss $9,010; Wilson Preparatory Academy $8,658; Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls $6,996; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.6k8k10k12k14kJackson Day School$13,118The College Preparatory and Leaders…$13,038American Leadership Academy-Coastal$11,803The Math and Science Academy of Cha…$11,042Eno River Academy$10,803Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy$10,463Summerfield Charter Academy$10,454Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss$9,010Wilson Preparatory Academy$8,658Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Fa…$6,996State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Wilson Preparatory Academy, FY23Jackson Day School $13,118; The College Preparatory and Leadership A $13,038; American Leadership Academy-Coastal $11,803; The Math and Science Academy of Charlott $11,042; Eno River Academy $10,803; Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy $10,463; Summerfield Charter Academy $10,454; Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss $9,010; Wilson Preparatory Academy $8,658; Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls $6,996; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.6k10k14kJackson Day School$13,118The College Preparatory and Leadership A$13,038American Leadership Academy-Coastal$11,803The Math and Science Academy of Charlott$11,042Eno River Academy$10,803Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy$10,463Summerfield Charter Academy$10,454Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss$9,010Wilson Preparatory Academy$8,658Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls$6,996State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Wilson Preparatory Academy, FY23Jackson Day School $13,118; The College Preparatory and Leadership A $13,038; American Leadership Academy-Coastal $11,803; The Math and Science Academy of Charlott $11,042; Eno River Academy $10,803; Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy $10,463; Summerfield Charter Academy $10,454; Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss $9,010; Wilson Preparatory Academy $8,658; Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls $6,996; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.6k10k14kJackson Day School$13,118The College Preparatory and Leadership A$13,038American Leadership Academy-Coastal$11,803The Math and Science Academy of Charlott$11,042Eno River Academy$10,803Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy$10,463Summerfield Charter Academy$10,454Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss$9,010Wilson Preparatory Academy$8,658Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls$6,996State median, under 1,000 students $11,241

Where the money came from

$8,717,000 in revenue: 69.1% state, 18.0% local and 12.9% federal. Total spending including $909,000 of capital outlay was $7,898,000, or $9,787 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wilson Preparatory Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,023,000; Local $1,569,000; Federal $1,125,000; total $8,717,000.
  • State$6,023,000 69%
  • Local$1,569,000 18%
  • Federal$1,125,000 13%

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 178 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

807 students in 2022-23, 755 students in 2023-24, 725 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wilson Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 807, 2023-24: 755, 2024-25: 72502505007501k2022-238072023-247552024-25725
Wilson Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 807, 2023-24: 755, 2024-25: 72502505007501k2022-238072023-247552024-25725
Wilson Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 807, 2023-24: 755, 2024-25: 72502505007501k2022-238072023-247552024-25725
Wilson Preparatory Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 807, 2023-24: 755, 2024-25: 72502505007501k2022-238072023-247552024-25725

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2380741.619.4
2023-2475541.318.3
2024-2572541.017.7

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

$1,920,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,379 per student

Wilson Preparatory Academy booked $1,920,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 42 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 $46,187 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 23 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$1,552,00080.8%
Special education$185,0009.6%
Other programs$183,0009.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $1,770 in 2018-19, $1,917 in 2019-20, $2,097 in 2020-21, $2,031 in 2021-22, $2,379 in 2022-23.

Wilson Preparatory Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,770, 2019-20: $1,917, 2020-21: $2,097, 2021-22: $2,031, 2022-23: $2,37901k2k3k2018-19$1,7702019-20$1,9172020-21$2,0972021-22$2,0312022-23$2,379
Wilson Preparatory Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,770, 2019-20: $1,917, 2020-21: $2,097, 2021-22: $2,031, 2022-23: $2,37901k2k3k2018-19$1,7702019-20$1,9172020-21$2,0972021-22$2,0312022-23$2,379
Wilson Preparatory Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,770, 2019-20: $1,917, 2020-21: $2,097, 2021-22: $2,031, 2022-23: $2,37901k2k3k2018-19$1,7702019-20$1,9172020-21$2,0972021-22$2,0312022-23$2,379
Wilson Preparatory Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,770, 2019-20: $1,917, 2020-21: $2,097, 2021-22: $2,031, 2022-23: $2,37901k2k3k2018-19$1,7702019-20$1,9172020-21$2,0972021-22$2,0312022-23$2,379

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 Wilson Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading and 42-46% 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 arts48-52%48%419
Math42-46%50%419

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

70-79% of the 37 students in Wilson Preparatory 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 rate70‑79%86.5%
Students in the class37120,822

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, 725 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wilson Preparatory Academy72517.798.6%Schoolwide 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.

Contact Wilson Preparatory Academy

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 Wilson Preparatory Academy

  1. North Carolina districts by spending per studentWilson Preparatory Academy ranks 161 of 178 North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($8,658).#161 of 178
  2. Every school district in North CarolinaWilson Preparatory Academy is the number 166 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 807 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#166 of 332
  3. Sandhills Theatre Arts RenaissThe next larger North Carolina district: 809 students in fall 2022, $9,010 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,010
  4. The Math and Science Academy of CharlottThe next smaller North Carolina district: 790 students in fall 2022, $11,042 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,042
  5. Compare Wilson Preparatory Academy with Sandhills Theatre Arts RenaissEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaWilson Preparatory Academy spent $46,187 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$46,187
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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 Wilson Preparatory Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Wilson Preparatory Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 725 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wilson Preparatory Academy spend per student?
    $8,658 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,241 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Wilson Preparatory Academy's money come from?
    $8,717,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.1% state, 18.0% local and 12.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Wilson Preparatory Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,920,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,379 per student. Divided by the 42 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $46,187 per teacher, more than 23 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 Wilson Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wilson Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading and 42-46% 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 Wilson Preparatory Academy?
    70-79% of the 37 students in Wilson Preparatory 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 Wilson Preparatory Academy's NCES district ID?
    3700379. 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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