Lake Forest Academy
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Wilmington, North Carolina
Lake Forest Academy in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 45 students in 2024-25 with 14.0 full-time teachers, 3.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
38 students in 2022-23, 43 students in 2023-24, 45 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 14.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 38 | 14.0 | 2.7 |
| 2023-24 | 43 | 13.7 | 3.1 |
| 2024-25 | 45 | 14.0 | 3.2 |
3.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 Lake Forest Academy enrolled 42 students and reported no counselor; it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent92.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.7% of students were Black, 31.1% White, 13.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black46.7%
- White31.1%
- Two or more races13.3%
- Hispanic6.7%
- American Indian2.2%
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.
Elementary schools in Wilmington
29 public elementary schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porters Neck Elementary | 666 | 16.0 | 20.7% |
| Ogden Elementary | 619 | 15.9 | 16.3% |
| Murrayville Elementary | 573 | 14.2 | 99.5% |
| Masonboro Elementary | 564 | 16.0 | 19.3% |
| Heyward C Bellamy Elementary | 533 | 15.1 | 37.0% |
| The International School at Gregory | 514 | 13.8 | 99.4% |
| Edwin A Anderson Elementary | 514 | 13.2 | 43.0% |
| Wrightsboro Elementary | 502 | 14.9 | 98.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lake Forest Academy
- Sunset Park ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 450 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- The International School at GregoryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 514 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Lake Forest Academy with Sunset Park ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Hanover County Schools spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaLake Forest Academy is the number 1,449 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,449 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher3.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.3.2:1
- 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 Lake Forest Academy
How many students attend Lake Forest Academy?
45 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 38 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilmington, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Forest Academy?
3.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lake Forest Academy a Title I school?
Lake Forest Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Lake Forest Academy in?
New Hanover County Schools, NCES district ID 3703330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370333002865 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.