Pender Innovative Learning Academy
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Rocky Point, North Carolina
Pender Innovative Learning Academy in Rocky Point, North Carolina enrolled 38 students in 2024-25 with 7.7 full-time teachers, 4.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina median of 15.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (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 fell 62% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 38%
99 students in 2022-23, 48 students in 2023-24, 38 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.6 to 7.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 99 | 5.6 | 17.7 |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 5.0 | 9.6 |
| 2024-25 | 38 | 7.7 | 4.9 |
4.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 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.
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).
1 AP courses in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pender Innovative Learning Academy enrolled 302 students and reported no counselor; it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions21
- Chronically absent52.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.8% of students were White, 21.1% Black, 7.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White65.8%
- Black21.1%
- Two or more races7.9%
- Hispanic5.3%
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
80-89% of the 37 students in Pender Innovative 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.
| This school | Its district | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80‑89% | 94% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 37 | 823 | 120,822 |
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 Pender Innovative Learning Academy
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalThe nearest public school of this kind, 11 miles away: 1,002 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Pender Innovative Learning Academy with American Leadership Academy-CoastalStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pender County Schools spends per student$11,425 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,425
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaPender Innovative Learning Academy is the number 120 by size of 129 North Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#120 of 129
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher4.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 15.1 for schools of this kind.4.9:1
- 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 Pender Innovative Learning Academy
How many students attend Pender Innovative Learning Academy?
38 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 99 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Rocky Point, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pender Innovative Learning Academy?
4.9 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.Is Pender Innovative Learning Academy a Title I school?
Pender Innovative Learning Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Pender Innovative Learning Academy?
80-89% of the 37 students in Pender Innovative 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.What district is Pender Innovative Learning Academy in?
Pender County Schools, NCES district ID 3703570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370357003586 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.