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JCPS Virtual Academy

Smithfield · NC · Johnston County Public Schools · Public · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
  • Program details not reported to CRDC
Academic signals
  • Academic signals not yet ingested for this school

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How JCPS Virtual Academy compares for families

What families should know about JCPS Virtual Academy.

  • 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: Smithfield-Selma High, Neuse Charter School, Choice Plus Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

98.0%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -48.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 203 students:

2025
105
2027
28
2029
8

≈ 195 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $10,354 per student in district revenue, the 195 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $2,019,030/year in funding at risk.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Smithfield-Selma High
Smithfield
Public 0.6 1,548 +9.6%
Neuse Charter School
Smithfield
Public · charter 0.8 232 -3.3%
Choice Plus Academy
Smithfield
Public 1.9 79
Star Christian Academy
Smithfield
Private 3.8 73
American Leadership Academy - Johnston
Clayton
Public · charter 3.8 495 +138.0%
North Johnston High
Kenly
Public 9.0 788 +3.5%
Cleveland High
Clayton
Public 9.4 1,889 +5.8%
Princeton High
Princeton
Public 10.9 591 -0.2%

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