American Leadership Academy - Johnston vs JCPS Virtual Academy

How do these schools compare?

Metric American Leadership Academy - Johnston JCPS Virtual Academy
Location Clayton, NC Smithfield, NC
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other other
Enrollment 2,082 203
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.7:1 13:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 37.9% 98.0%
Charter School Yes No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric American Leadership Academy - Johnston JCPS Virtual Academy
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $8,684 $11,352
District American Leadership Academy - Johnston Johnston County Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group American Leadership Academy - Johnston JCPS Virtual Academy
White 51.9% 42.9%
African American 16.5% 26.6%
Hispanic or Latino 20.5% 21.7%
Asian 1.6% 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 8.9% 8.4%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric American Leadership Academy - Johnston JCPS Virtual Academy
AP Courses Offered - 5
Gifted Program No Yes
Counselor Ratio - 478:1
Chronic Absenteeism 26.0% 22.7%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions - 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.