American Leadership Academy-Coastal

Public school, kindergarten to grade 11 · Wilmington, North Carolina

American Leadership Academy-Coastal in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 1,002 students in 2024-25 with 57.4 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 44-49% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 29% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17303%

777 students in 2022-23, 862 students in 2023-24, 1,002 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 0.3 to 57.4.

Students enrolled at American Leadership Academy-Coastal by school year2022-23: 777, 2023-24: 862, 2024-25: 1,00205001k1.5k2022-237772023-248622024-251,002
Students enrolled at American Leadership Academy-Coastal by school year2022-23: 777, 2023-24: 862, 2024-25: 1,00205001k1.5k2022-237772023-248622024-251,002
Students enrolled at American Leadership Academy-Coastal by school year2022-23: 777, 2023-24: 862, 2024-25: 1,00205001k1.5k2022-237772023-248622024-251,002
Students enrolled at American Leadership Academy-Coastal by school year2022-23: 777, 2023-24: 862, 2024-25: 1,00205001k1.5k2022-237772023-248622024-251,002
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237770.32354.5
2023-2486250.017.2
2024-251,00257.417.4

17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 North Carolina schools of this kind

Among the 120 North Carolina schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 17.4; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 17.4; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 17.4; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 17.4; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 15.1U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection American Leadership Academy-Coastal enrolled 715 students and reported no counselor; it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent20.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.1% of students were White, 8.7% Hispanic, 6.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.1%
  2. Hispanic8.7%
  3. Two or more races6.1%
  4. Black5.0%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at American Leadership Academy-Coastal scored proficient or above: 53-59% in reading and 44-49% 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 schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts53‑59%53‑59%48%
Math44‑49%44‑49%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about American Leadership Academy-Coastal

  1. Pender Innovative Learning AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 11 miles away: 38 students, 4.9 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Compare American Leadership Academy-Coastal with Pender Innovative Learning AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much American Leadership Academy-Coastal spends per student$11,803 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,803
  4. The largest public schools in North CarolinaAmerican Leadership Academy-Coastal is the number 38 by size of 129 North Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#38 of 129
  5. North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 15.1 for schools of this kind.17.4:1
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about American Leadership Academy-Coastal

  1. How many students attend American Leadership Academy-Coastal?
    1,002 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 777 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Wilmington, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at American Leadership Academy-Coastal?
    17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for schools of this kind is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is American Leadership Academy-Coastal a Title I school?
    American Leadership Academy-Coastal ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at American Leadership Academy-Coastal do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at American Leadership Academy-Coastal scored proficient or above: 53-59% in reading and 44-49% 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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is American Leadership Academy-Coastal in?
    American Leadership Academy-Coastal, NCES district ID 3700412. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370041203415 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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