Connections Academy

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Cary, North Carolina

Connections Academy in Cary, North Carolina enrolled 8 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 0.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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

Enrollment fell 62% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

21 students in 2022-23, 17 students in 2023-24, 8 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.6 to 12.0.

Students enrolled at Connections Academy by school year2022-23: 21, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 801020302022-23212023-24172024-258
Students enrolled at Connections Academy by school year2022-23: 21, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 801020302022-23212023-24172024-258
Students enrolled at Connections Academy by school year2022-23: 21, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 801020302022-23212023-24172024-258
Students enrolled at Connections Academy by school year2022-23: 21, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 801020302022-23212023-24172024-258
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232112.61.7
2023-241712.91.3
2024-25812.00.7

0.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Connections Academy 0.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherConnections Academy 0.7state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Connections Academy 0.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherConnections Academy 0.7state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Connections Academy 0.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherConnections Academy 0.7state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Connections Academy 0.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherConnections Academy 0.7state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

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 Connections Academy enrolled 9 students; it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

37.5% of students were White, 37.5% Hispanic, 25.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White37.5%
  2. Hispanic37.5%
  3. Black25.0%

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.

Middle schools in Cary

7 public middle schools in Cary report 2024-25 enrollment; Connections Academy is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mills Park Middle1,63218.76.9%
Alston Ridge Middle1,49419.018.5%
Davis Drive Middle99217.412.2%
West Cary Middle82417.127.9%
Reedy Creek Middle80514.934.4%
East Cary Middle59713.332.5%
Connections Academy80.785.7%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Connections Academy

  1. Dillard Drive MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 977 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Centennial Campus MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 477 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Connections Academy with Dillard Drive MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaConnections Academy is the number 470 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#470 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher0.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.0.7:1
  7. 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 Connections Academy

  1. How many students attend Connections Academy?
    8 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 21 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Cary, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Connections Academy?
    0.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Connections Academy a Title I school?
    Connections Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Connections Academy in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472003445 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
  • 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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