Shaw Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Laurinburg, North Carolina

Shaw Academy in Laurinburg, North Carolina enrolled 122 students in 2024-25 with 11.5 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 90-94% (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 230% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

37 students in 2022-23, 120 students in 2023-24, 122 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.6 to 11.5.

Students enrolled at Shaw Academy by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1220501001502022-23372023-241202024-25122
Students enrolled at Shaw Academy by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1220501001502022-23372023-241202024-25122
Students enrolled at Shaw Academy by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1220501001502022-23372023-241202024-25122
Students enrolled at Shaw Academy by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1220501001502022-23372023-241202024-25122
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23379.63.9
2023-241207.516.0
2024-2512211.510.6

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; Shaw Academy 10.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherShaw 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; Shaw Academy 10.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherShaw 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; Shaw Academy 10.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherShaw 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; Shaw Academy 10.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherShaw 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 Shaw Academy enrolled 38 students; it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

75.4% of students were Black, 12.3% White, 8.2% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Black75.4%
  2. White12.3%
  3. American Indian8.2%
  4. Two or more races2.5%
  5. Hispanic1.6%

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

90-94% of the 82 students in Shaw 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 rate90‑94%87%86.5%
Students in the class82367120,822

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 Laurinburg

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

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Scotland High School1,29415.599.8%
Scotland Early College High23821.398.7%
Shaw Academy12210.697.5%

All public schools in Laurinburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Shaw Academy

  1. Scotland High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 6.5 miles away: 1,294 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
  2. Scotland Early College HighThe next nearest public high school, 6.7 miles away: 238 students, 21.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
  3. Compare Shaw Academy with Scotland High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Scotland County Schools spends per student$13,710 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,710
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaShaw Academy is the number 531 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#531 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 Shaw Academy

  1. How many students attend Shaw Academy?
    122 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 37 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Laurinburg, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Shaw 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 Shaw Academy a Title I school?
    Shaw 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 Shaw Academy?
    90-94% of the 82 students in Shaw 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 Shaw Academy in?
    Scotland County Schools, NCES district ID 3704200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370420001687 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.

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