Phoenix Academy High
Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Phoenix Academy High in Chapel Hill, North Carolina enrolled 27 students in 2024-25 with 9.9 full-time teachers, 2.7 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 75-79% (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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%
25 students in 2022-23, 21 students in 2023-24, 27 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.9 to 9.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 25 | 12.9 | 1.9 |
| 2023-24 | 21 | 15.6 | 1.3 |
| 2024-25 | 27 | 9.9 | 2.7 |
2.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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.
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).
9 AP courses and one counselor per 98 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Phoenix Academy High enrolled 98 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses9
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 98 of the 98 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
29.6% of students were White, 29.6% Hispanic, 29.6% Black in 2024-25.
- White29.6%
- Hispanic29.6%
- Black29.6%
- Two or more races7.4%
- Asian3.7%
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
75-79% of the 99 students in Phoenix Academy High'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 | 75‑79% | 95% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 99 | 943 | 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.
High schools in Chapel Hill
4 public high schools in Chapel Hill report 2024-25 enrollment; Phoenix Academy High is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill High | 1,608 | 15.9 | 21.1% |
| East Chapel Hill High | 1,419 | 16.3 | 21.1% |
| Virtual Academy School | 39 | not reported | 56.4% |
| Phoenix Academy High | 27 | 2.7 | 85.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Phoenix Academy High
- Carrboro HighThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 885 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Chapel Hill HighThe next nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 1,608 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Phoenix Academy High with Carrboro HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools spends per student$16,963 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,963
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaPhoenix Academy High is the number 590 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#590 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher2.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.2.7:1
- 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 Phoenix Academy High
How many students attend Phoenix Academy High?
27 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 25 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Chapel Hill, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Phoenix Academy High?
2.7 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.Is Phoenix Academy High a Title I school?
Phoenix Academy High 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).What is the graduation rate at Phoenix Academy High?
75-79% of the 99 students in Phoenix Academy High'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 Phoenix Academy High in?
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, NCES district ID 3700720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370072003157 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.