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Penderlea Christian Academy

Willard · NC · Religious-affiliated · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Penderlea Christian Academy compares for families

What families should know about Penderlea Christian 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: Pender High, Heide Trask High, Pender Innovative Learning Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +37.8%/year, projecting from 2022's 93 students:

2023
128
2025
243
2027
462

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

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Pender High
Burgaw
Public 5.0 648 +5.7%
Heide Trask High
Rocky Point
Public 6.0 732 +9.1%
Pender Innovative Learning Academy
Rocky Point
Public 6.4 23
Emsley A Laney High
Wilmington
Public 14.0 2,243 +6.1%
Wilmington Christian Academy
Wilmington
Private 15.8 730 +21.1%
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington
Wilmington
Public · charter 16.4 172 +18.6%
North Brunswick High
Leland
Public 16.5 1,620 +21.4%
Calvary Christian School
Wilmington
Private 16.5 100 +20.5%

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