📍 750 S Merritt Mill Rd, Chapel Hill, Orange County, 27516
Phoenix Academy High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Chapel Hill, Orange County. The school has 25 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 1.9:1. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 42%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Phoenix Academy High enrolls 25 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 40% male and 60% female. A teaching staff of 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 1.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 14 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 20% |
| White | 3 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 12% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
22 of the school's 25 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 22 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Phoenix Academy High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-40, state senate district 23, state house district 56.
Phoenix Academy High is one of 21 schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The district serves 11,353 students district-wide and employs 906 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 25 students, Phoenix Academy High is smaller than the district average of about 541 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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