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Johnston Charter Academy School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
40 Scholar Drive
Clayton, NC 27520
Phone
(919) 879-8190
District
Johnston Charter Academy
County
JOHNSTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
679
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.9% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Johnston Charter Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
69%
54%
60%
48%
77%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
73%
55%
75%
55%
71%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
68%
52%
62%
48%
74%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
64%
51%
53%
49%
74%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
66%
50%
59%
50%
72%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
48%
54%
51%
33%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
22
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 84 12.4%
Grade 1 77 11.3%
Grade 2 81 11.9%
Grade 3 82 12.1%
Grade 4 83 12.2%
Grade 5 79 11.6%
Grade 6 71 10.5%
Grade 7 76 11.2%
Grade 8 46 6.8%
Total 679 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 53.5% 53.5% 46.6%
Black 27.0% 27.0% 26.2%
Hispanic 17.4% 17.4% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.6% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.5% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.2% 45.2% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 38.9% 38.9% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.3% 6.3% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 25.9%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 12.3%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,476 $3,039,000 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $52 $35,000 0.5%
Staff $202 $137,000 2.0%
General Administration $3,695 $2,509,000 37.5%
School Administration $750 $509,000 7.6%
Operation $436 $296,000 4.4%
Transportation $35 $24,000 0.4%
Other $135 $92,000 1.4%
Total Support $5,305 $3,602,000 53.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $78 $53,000 0.8%
Total Expenditures $9,859 $6,694,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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