Lenoir County Learning Academy

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Kinston, North Carolina

Lenoir County Learning Academy in Kinston, North Carolina enrolled 66 students in 2024-25 with 9.8 full-time teachers, 6.7 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, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 35-39% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

61 students in 2022-23, 72 students in 2023-24, 66 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.0 to 9.8.

Students enrolled at Lenoir County Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 72, 2024-25: 660204060802022-23612023-24722024-2566
Students enrolled at Lenoir County Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 72, 2024-25: 660204060802022-23612023-24722024-2566
Students enrolled at Lenoir County Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 72, 2024-25: 660204060802022-23612023-24722024-2566
Students enrolled at Lenoir County Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 72, 2024-25: 660204060802022-23612023-24722024-2566
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23619.06.8
2023-24727.59.5
2024-25669.86.7

6.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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 6.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.7state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 6.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.7state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 6.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.7state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 6.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.7state 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).

One counselor per 68 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lenoir County Learning Academy enrolled 68 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 33 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 68 of the 68 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions33
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

50.0% of students were Black, 25.8% White, 16.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black50.0%
  2. White25.8%
  3. Two or more races16.7%
  4. Hispanic6.1%
  5. American Indian1.5%

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 Lenoir County Learning Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in math, against 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. 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
Math0‑50%38%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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

35-39% of the 76 students in Lenoir County Learning Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate35‑39%84%86.5%
Students in the class76642120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Lenoir County Learning Academy

  1. How much Lenoir County Public Schools spends per student$12,902 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,902
  2. The largest public schools in North CarolinaLenoir County Learning Academy is the number 115 by size of 129 North Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#115 of 129
  3. North Carolina schools by students per teacher6.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 15.1 for schools of this kind.6.7:1
  4. 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 Lenoir County Learning Academy

  1. How many students attend Lenoir County Learning Academy?
    66 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 61 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Kinston, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lenoir County Learning Academy?
    6.7 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 Lenoir County Learning Academy a Title I school?
    Lenoir County Learning Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lenoir County Learning Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Lenoir County Learning Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in math, against 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 is the graduation rate at Lenoir County Learning Academy?
    35-39% of the 76 students in Lenoir County Learning Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Lenoir County Learning Academy in?
    Lenoir County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3702610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370261001586 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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