Thomas Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina

Thomas Academy in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina enrolled 62 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 8.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. 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, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 0-50% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (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 fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 19%

71 students in 2022-23, 70 students in 2023-24, 62 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.6 to 7.0.

Students enrolled at Thomas Academy by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 620204060802022-23712023-24702024-2562
Students enrolled at Thomas Academy by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 620204060802022-23712023-24702024-2562
Students enrolled at Thomas Academy by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 620204060802022-23712023-24702024-2562
Students enrolled at Thomas Academy by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 620204060802022-23712023-24702024-2562
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23718.68.2
2023-24703.122.9
2024-25627.08.8

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; Thomas Academy 8.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThomas 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; Thomas Academy 8.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThomas 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; Thomas Academy 8.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThomas 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; Thomas Academy 8.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThomas 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).

One counselor per 58 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas Academy enrolled 116 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 58 of the 116 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent66.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

27.4% of students were Black, 25.8% White, 22.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black27.4%
  2. White25.8%
  3. Hispanic22.6%
  4. Two or more races21.0%
  5. American Indian3.2%

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 Thomas Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 0-50% 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 arts0‑50%0‑50%48%
Math0‑50%0‑50%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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-74% of the 67 students in Thomas 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 rate70‑74%70‑74%86.5%
Students in the class6767120,822

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 Lake Waccamaw

2 public high schools in Lake Waccamaw report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomas Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
East Columbus Junior-Senior High57617.099.5%
Thomas Academy628.8not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Thomas Academy

  1. East Columbus Junior-Senior HighThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 576 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Whiteville HighThe next nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 639 students, 22.1 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Thomas Academy with East Columbus Junior-Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Thomas Academy spends per student$21,338 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,338
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaThomas Academy is the number 566 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#566 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 Thomas Academy

  1. How many students attend Thomas Academy?
    62 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 71 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lake Waccamaw, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas 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 Thomas Academy a Title I school?
    Thomas Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Thomas Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Thomas Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading and 0-50% 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 is the graduation rate at Thomas Academy?
    70-74% of the 67 students in Thomas 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.
  6. What district is Thomas Academy in?
    Thomas Academy, NCES district ID 3700349. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370034903299 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
  • 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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