NC Virtual Academy
Durham · NC · NC Virtual Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Research Triangle High School → Hillside High → Faith Assembly Christian Academy → C E Jordan High → Durham Academy Middle School Div → Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies → Durham's Performance Learning Center → Holton Career and Resource Center →📋 At a glance
- 📚 4 AP courses offered — Moderate
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 44% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: 69th percentile by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 72% (Bottom 16% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How NC Virtual Academy compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyNC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Research Triangle High School, Hillside High, Faith Assembly Christian Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 44% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2169th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 16% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 3,482 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $8,265 per student in district revenue, the 136 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,124,040/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Triangle High School Durham |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 572 | -0.9% |
| Hillside High Durham |
Public | 2.8 | 1,433 | -2.8% |
| Faith Assembly Christian Academy Durham |
Private | 3.5 | 42 | — |
| C E Jordan High Durham |
Public | 3.9 | 2,189 | +12.9% |
| Durham Academy Middle School Div Durham |
Private | 4.8 | 1,195 | +215.3% |
| Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies Morrisville |
Public | 5.2 | 260 | +108.0% |
| Durham's Performance Learning Center Durham |
Public | 5.3 | 122 | -7.6% |
| Holton Career and Resource Center Durham |
Public | 5.3 | — | — |