Other / mixed grade configuration · Mount Airy, NC

Millennium Charter Academy

Federal NCES profile for Millennium Charter Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 370011102548Charter school
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Millennium Charter Academy earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of North Carolina schools.

#1 of 5
schools in Mount Airy · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
13.4:1
small classes for North Carolina
628
students enrolled

Millennium Charter Academy has class sizes smaller than 73% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Millennium Charter Academy ranks #1 of 5 schools in Mount Airy, NC.

Enrollment

628

North Carolina · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

47.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.4:1

vs 15.8:1 North Carolina avg

-15% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Millennium Charter Academy compares with North Carolina and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:113.4:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Millennium Charter Academy

Millennium Charter Academy is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Mount Airy, North Carolina, enrolling 628 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of North Carolina schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 628 puts it in the larger third of North Carolina schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,698 scored North Carolina schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 31/100).

15.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Millennium Charter Academy spends $9,447 per pupil, 21% below the North Carolina average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Mount Airy's public schools, it stands alongside Franklin Elementary (473 students): Millennium Charter Academy is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (13.4:1 vs 13.9:1).

Millennium Charter Academy is a single-school charter district, so Millennium Charter Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Millennium Charter Academy compares

Millennium Charter Academy on the metrics families compare, against North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.4:1 ▼ 15% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 628 top 32% - -

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

13.4:1
Leaner classes than 63% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
628
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.4:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 27% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
15.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$9,447
per pupil, district-wide - below North Carolina avg of $12,017
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 37 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 82.3%
Hispanic or Latino 9.1%
African American 4.0%
Two or More 2.7%
Asian 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 82.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 31.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 31.2, Millennium Charter Academy is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

AP courses offered 3

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Millennium Charter Academy, which includes Millennium Charter Academy.

$9,447
Per student
-21%
vs North Carolina
Avg $12,017
-43%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.6%
State 74.1%
Federal 7.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar other schools in Mount Airy

4 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of North Carolina, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Millennium Charter Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Millennium Charter Academy

How many students attend Millennium Charter Academy?

Millennium Charter Academy has 628 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mount Airy, NC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Millennium Charter Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Millennium Charter Academy is 13.4:1, which is 15% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Millennium Charter Academy?

The largest demographic group at Millennium Charter Academy is White at 82.3% of enrollment, in Mount Airy, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Millennium Charter Academy?

Millennium Charter Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Millennium Charter Academy rank among schools in Mount Airy?

By Resource Investment Index, Millennium Charter Academy ranks #1 of 5 schools in Mount Airy, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Mount Airy on the city page.

Is Millennium Charter Academy a good school?

Millennium Charter Academy earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of North Carolina schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Millennium Charter Academy?

None; Millennium Charter Academy is a single-school charter district, and Millennium Charter 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 2021-22) · 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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