Winterville Charter Academy in Winterville, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Winterville Charter Academy is an urban public school in Winterville, North Carolina that is part of North Carolina Department of Education. It serves 621 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.7:1. Its teachers have had 19 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 8

621 Students

30 Teachers

4160 Bayswater Rd

Winterville, NC 28590 View local requests

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Winterville Charter Academy Demographics

70%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

61%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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