Alternative/PRU High Open

Henderson County Career Academy

๐Ÿ“ 300 East Campus Drive, Flat Rock, Henderson County, 28731

151
Pupils
8.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Henderson County Career Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Flat Rock, Henderson County. The school has 151 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henderson County Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Henderson County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Henderson County Career Academy enrolls 151 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.

Male students
79 (52%)
Female students
72 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
17.5
Student-teacher ratio
8.6:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White8456%
Hispanic or Latino4731%
Two or more races117.3%
Black or African American74.6%
Asian21.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

101 of the school's 151 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Henderson County Career Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 117.

School district: Henderson County Schools

Henderson County Career Academy is one of 23 schools in Henderson County Schools, based in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The district serves 12,619 students district-wide and employs 861 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 151 students, Henderson County Career Academy is smaller than the district average of about 549 students per school.

12,619
District students
23
Schools
861
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

30%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
67%
Graduation rate
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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