Shining Rock Classical Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Waynesville, North Carolina

Shining Rock Classical Academy in Waynesville, North Carolina enrolled 616 students in 2024-25 with 47.3 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52-61% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 42-51% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

604 students in 2022-23, 630 students in 2023-24, 616 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.1 to 47.3.

Students enrolled at Shining Rock Classical Academy by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 630, 2024-25: 61602004006008002022-236042023-246302024-25616
Students enrolled at Shining Rock Classical Academy by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 630, 2024-25: 61602004006008002022-236042023-246302024-25616
Students enrolled at Shining Rock Classical Academy by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 630, 2024-25: 61602004006008002022-236042023-246302024-25616
Students enrolled at Shining Rock Classical Academy by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 630, 2024-25: 61602004006008002022-236042023-246302024-25616
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360447.112.8
2023-2463052.612.0
2024-2561647.313.0

13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 13.0; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 13.0; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 13.0; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 13.0; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 15.1U.S. 13.8

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).

One counselor per 534 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shining Rock Classical Academy enrolled 534 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 534 of the 534 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.9% of students were White, 4.7% Hispanic, 3.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White84.9%
  2. Hispanic4.7%
  3. Two or more races3.6%
  4. American Indian2.8%
  5. Asian2.1%
  6. Black1.8%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Shining Rock Classical Academy scored proficient or above: 52-61% in reading and 42-51% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts52‑61%52‑61%48%
Math42‑51%42‑51%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Shining Rock Classical Academy

  1. Cherokee Extension SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 27 miles away: 110 students (2024-25).27 mi
  2. FernLeafThe next nearest public school of this kind, 28 miles away: 763 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
  3. Compare Shining Rock Classical Academy with Cherokee Extension SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Shining Rock Classical Academy spends per student$9,235 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,235
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaShining Rock Classical Academy is the number 64 by size of 129 North Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#64 of 129
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 15.1 for schools of this kind.13.0:1
  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 Shining Rock Classical Academy

  1. How many students attend Shining Rock Classical Academy?
    616 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 604 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Waynesville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Shining Rock Classical Academy?
    13.0 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.
  3. Is Shining Rock Classical Academy a Title I school?
    Shining Rock Classical Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Shining Rock Classical Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Shining Rock Classical Academy scored proficient or above: 52-61% in reading and 42-51% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Shining Rock Classical Academy in?
    Shining Rock Classical Academy, NCES district ID 3700389. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370038903358 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency 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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