Other / mixed grade configuration · Scotland Neck, NC

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad

Federal NCES profile for Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 370195000859
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0/100100/10017/100
👥 S:T ratio
20
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 90% of North Carolina schools.

17
Resource Index · Lower
20:1
large classes for North Carolina
98.0%
free-lunch eligible
140
students enrolled

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad has class sizes larger than 90% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

School address

Scotland Neck, NC 27874
District: Halifax County Schools · North Carolina

NCES ID 370195000859 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-15 students YoY

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad shrank from 149 students in 2022-23 to 134 in 2023-24 (-10.1%).

Teacher FTE added 7.8 → 11.6 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-15 students YoY 370195000859 · Scotland Neck, NC Other · SMALL · TRAD

140 enr · 20:1 · 98.0% lunch · RII 17

Nearest enrollment peer: Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic (321 students)

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad shrank from 149 students in 2022-23 to 134 in 2023-24 (-10.1%). Teacher FTE added 7.8 → 11.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad reports 140 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad compares

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 20:1 ▲ 27% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 98.0% ▲ 48% 66.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 140 top 93% - -

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

20:1
Leaner classes than 16% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
140
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
98.0%
free-lunch eligible - 48% above the North Carolina average of 66.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
20:1
students per teacher - 27% above state mean
Top 90% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 10% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
60.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,927
per pupil, district-wide - above North Carolina avg of $12,294
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 79.3%
Hispanic or Latino 12.1%
Two or More 4.3%
White 2.9%
Asian 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%

Largest group: African American at 79.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.4, Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

District finance for Halifax County Schools reports $16,927 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.a.M. Academy Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Halifax County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~140 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~20:1)

Frequently asked questions about Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad

How many students attend Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad?

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad has 140 students enrolled. It is a public school in Scotland Neck, NC. CCD year-over-year: 149 (2022-23) → 134 (2023-24), down 15.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad?

The student-teacher ratio at Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad is 20:1, which is 27% higher than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 27% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad?

98.0% of students at Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Carolina average of 66.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad?

The largest demographic group at Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad is African American at 79.3% of enrollment, in Scotland Neck, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad?

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad has a Resource Investment Index of 17/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Halifax County Schools?

Besides Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad, Halifax County Schools also operates Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic (321 students), Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy (254 students), and William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy (243 students). See the Halifax County Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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