📍 5321 Ephesus Church Rd., Durham, Durham County, 27707
Ignite Online Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 467 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ignite Online Academy enrolls 467 students across grades K–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 256 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 19% |
| White | 67 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 10% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
71 of the school's 467 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 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.
Ignite Online Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a fully virtual school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 20, state house district 29.
Ignite Online Academy is one of 56 schools in Durham Public Schools, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 31,865 students district-wide and employs 2,368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 467 students, Ignite Online Academy is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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