Partnership Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Hillsborough, North Carolina

Partnership Academy in Hillsborough, North Carolina enrolled 40 students in 2024-25 with 3.8 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-59% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 37%

37 students in 2022-23, 43 students in 2023-24, 40 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 3.8.

Students enrolled at Partnership Academy by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 43, 2024-25: 4002040602022-23372023-24432024-2540
Students enrolled at Partnership Academy by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 43, 2024-25: 4002040602022-23372023-24432024-2540
Students enrolled at Partnership Academy by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 43, 2024-25: 4002040602022-23372023-24432024-2540
Students enrolled at Partnership Academy by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 43, 2024-25: 4002040602022-23372023-24432024-2540
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23376.06.2
2023-24435.28.3
2024-25403.810.6

10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Partnership Academy 10.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPartnership Academy 10.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Partnership Academy 10.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPartnership Academy 10.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Partnership Academy 10.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPartnership Academy 10.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Partnership Academy 10.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPartnership Academy 10.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

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 Partnership Academy enrolled 32 students; it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent78.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.0% of students were White, 22.5% Black, 20.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White40.0%
  2. Black22.5%
  3. Two or more races20.0%
  4. Hispanic15.0%
  5. Asian2.5%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50-59% of the 38 students in Partnership 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 rate50‑59%88%86.5%
Students in the class38621120,822

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.

High schools in Hillsborough

3 public high schools in Hillsborough report 2024-25 enrollment; Partnership Academy is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Orange High1,16119.644.3%
Cedar Ridge High1,14824.345.3%
Partnership Academy4010.692.5%

All public schools in Hillsborough →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Partnership Academy

  1. Cedar Ridge HighThe nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 1,148 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  2. Orange HighThe next nearest public high school, 4.6 miles away: 1,161 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
  3. Compare Partnership Academy with Cedar Ridge HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Orange County School District spends per student$14,399 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,399
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaPartnership Academy is the number 580 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#580 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.10.6:1
  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 Partnership Academy

  1. How many students attend Partnership Academy?
    40 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 37 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hillsborough, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Partnership Academy?
    10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Partnership Academy a Title I school?
    Partnership 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).
  4. What is the graduation rate at Partnership Academy?
    50-59% of the 38 students in Partnership 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.
  5. What district is Partnership Academy in?
    Orange County School District, NCES district ID 3703480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370348002788 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 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