📍 2755 Tilghman Rd N, Wilson, Wilson County, 27896
Wilson Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Wilson, Wilson County. The school has 807 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilson Preparatory Academy school district. It serves grades K–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 7 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilson Preparatory Academy enrolls 807 students across grades K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 17% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 526 | 65% |
| White | 134 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 807 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 478 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wilson Preparatory Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-10, state senate district 4, state house district 24.
Wilson Preparatory Academy is one of 1 schools in Wilson Preparatory Academy, based in Wilson, North Carolina. The district serves 725 students district-wide and employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 807 students, Wilson Preparatory Academy is close to the district average of about 725 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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