NC Virtual Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Durham, North Carolina

NC Virtual Academy in Durham, North Carolina enrolled 3,482 students in 2024-25 with 185.8 full-time teachers, 18.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 46-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 30-34% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 77% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

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

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

3,047 students in 2022-23, 2,959 students in 2023-24, 3,482 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 141.3 to 185.8.

Students enrolled at NC Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 2,959, 2024-25: 3,48201k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-242,9592024-253,482
Students enrolled at NC Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 2,959, 2024-25: 3,48201k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-242,9592024-253,482
Students enrolled at NC Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 2,959, 2024-25: 3,48201k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-242,9592024-253,482
Students enrolled at NC Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 2,959, 2024-25: 3,48201k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-242,9592024-253,482
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,047141.321.6
2023-242,959129.322.9
2024-253,482185.818.7

18.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 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; NC Virtual Academy 18.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNC Virtual Academy 18.7state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; NC Virtual Academy 18.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNC Virtual Academy 18.7state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; NC Virtual Academy 18.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNC Virtual Academy 18.7state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; NC Virtual Academy 18.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNC Virtual Academy 18.7state 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).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 564 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection NC Virtual Academy enrolled 3,381 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 564 of the 3,381 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

42.5% of students were White, 29.3% Black, 14.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White42.5%
  2. Black29.3%
  3. Hispanic14.3%
  4. Two or more races10.8%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. American Indian1.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 NC Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading and 30-34% in math, against 48% in reading and 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. 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
Reading and language arts46‑50%46‑50%48%
Math30‑34%30‑34%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

77% of the 220 students in NC Virtual 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 rate77%77%86.5%
Students in the class220220120,822

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.

Schools of this kind in Durham

6 public schools of this kind in Durham report 2024-25 enrollment; NC Virtual Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
NC Virtual Academy3,48218.7not reported
North Carolina Cyber Academy2,46117.1not reported
Voyager Academy1,36013.420.4%
Excelsior Classical Academy1,03224.8not reported
Durham Charter School1,01013.999.0%
Ignite Online Academy36313.058.1%

All public schools in Durham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about NC Virtual Academy

  1. North Carolina Cyber AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.5 miles away: 2,461 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Ignite Online AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 5.8 miles away: 363 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  3. Compare NC Virtual Academy with North Carolina Cyber AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much North Carolina Virtual Academy spends per student$8,102 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,102
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaNC Virtual Academy is the largest of 129 North Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#1 of 129
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 15.1 for schools of this kind.18.7:1
  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 NC Virtual Academy

  1. How many students attend NC Virtual Academy?
    3,482 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 3,047 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Durham, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at NC Virtual Academy?
    18.7 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 NC Virtual Academy a Title I school?
    NC Virtual Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at NC Virtual Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at NC Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading and 30-34% in math, against 48% in reading and 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 NC Virtual Academy?
    77% of the 220 students in NC Virtual 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 NC Virtual Academy in?
    North Carolina Virtual Academy, NCES district ID 3700398. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370039803362 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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