Elementary school (grades K-5) · Pisgah Forest, NC

Brevard Academy

Federal NCES profile for Brevard Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370006802412Charter school
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
17
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
56
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brevard Academy earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of North Carolina schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most North Carolina schools.

38
Resource Index · Typical
20.7:1
large classes for North Carolina
435
students enrolled

Brevard Academy has class sizes larger than 91% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+4 students YoY

Brevard Academy held near 417 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 21.3 → 25.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+4 students YoY 370006802412 · Pisgah Forest, NC Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

435 enr · 20.7:1 · RII 38

Nearest enrollment peer: Jeter Primary School (435 students)

Brevard Academy held near 417 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount). Teacher FTE added 21.3 → 25.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Brevard Academy compares

Brevard Academy held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 20.7:1 ▲ 31% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 435 top 58% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

20.7:1
Leaner classes than 14% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
435
Bigger than 53% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
20.7:1
students per teacher - 31% above state mean
Top 91% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 9% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
20.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,015
per pupil, district-wide - below North Carolina avg of $12,294
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 218 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
19
in-school suspensions + 31 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 89.2%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8%
Two or More 2.3%
African American 1.8%
Asian 1.8%

Largest group: White at 89.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.1, Brevard Academy is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

District finance for Brevard Academy reports $12,015 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Brevard Academy

How many students attend Brevard Academy?

Brevard Academy has 435 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Pisgah Forest, NC. CCD year-over-year: 413 (2022-23) → 417 (2023-24), nearly flat (+4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Brevard Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Brevard Academy is 20.7:1, which is 31% higher than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 32% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brevard Academy?

The largest demographic group at Brevard Academy is White at 89.2% of enrollment, in Pisgah Forest, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brevard Academy?

Brevard Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Brevard Academy?

None; Brevard Academy is a single-school charter district, and Brevard Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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