📍 18700 Old Wire Road, Laurinburg, Scotland County, 28352
Shaw Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Laurinburg, Scotland County. The school has 37 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scotland County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 3.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shaw Academy enrolls 37 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 68% male and 32% female. A teaching staff of 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 3.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 19% White and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 22 | 59% |
| White | 7 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
34 of the school's 37 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 34 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.
Shaw Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 48.
Shaw Academy is one of 10 schools in Scotland County Schools, based in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The district serves 5,416 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 37 students, Shaw Academy is smaller than the district average of about 542 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant