STAR Academy

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

STAR Academy in Lillington, North Carolina enrolled 31 students in 2024-25 with 3.5 full-time teachers, 8.8 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). On the state tests, 0-25% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

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

Enrollment rose 72% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 68%

18 students in 2022-23, 23 students in 2023-24, 31 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 3.5.

Students enrolled at STAR Academy by school year2022-23: 18, 2023-24: 23, 2024-25: 310102030402022-23182023-24232024-2531
Students enrolled at STAR Academy by school year2022-23: 18, 2023-24: 23, 2024-25: 310102030402022-23182023-24232024-2531
Students enrolled at STAR Academy by school year2022-23: 18, 2023-24: 23, 2024-25: 310102030402022-23182023-24232024-2531
Students enrolled at STAR Academy by school year2022-23: 18, 2023-24: 23, 2024-25: 310102030402022-23182023-24232024-2531
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231811.01.6
2023-24238.22.8
2024-25313.58.8

8.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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; STAR Academy 8.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSTAR Academy 8.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; STAR Academy 8.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSTAR Academy 8.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; STAR Academy 8.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSTAR Academy 8.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; STAR Academy 8.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSTAR Academy 8.8state 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 STAR Academy enrolled 46 students; it reported 93 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions93
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

67.7% of students were Black, 19.4% White, 12.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black67.7%
  2. White19.4%
  3. Two or more races12.9%

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 STAR Academy scored proficient or above: 0-25% in math, against 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. 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
Math0‑25%37%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.

High schools in Lillington

2 public high schools in Lillington report 2024-25 enrollment; STAR Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Western Harnett High1,32423.456.8%
STAR Academy318.887.1%

All public schools in Lillington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about STAR Academy

  1. Harnett Central HighThe nearest public high school, 5.1 miles away: 1,522 students, 24.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
  2. Western Harnett HighThe next nearest public high school, 9.9 miles away: 1,324 students, 23.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.9 mi
  3. Compare STAR Academy with Harnett Central HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harnett County Schools spends per student$10,877 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,877
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSTAR Academy is the number 589 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#589 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.8.8:1
  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 STAR Academy

  1. How many students attend STAR Academy?
    31 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 18 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lillington, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at STAR Academy?
    8.8 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 STAR Academy a Title I school?
    STAR 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. How do students at STAR Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at STAR Academy scored proficient or above: 0-25% in math, against 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 STAR Academy in?
    Harnett County Schools, NCES district ID 3702010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370201002117 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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