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ExploreAscend Leadership Academy: Lee County

Charter

Suburb

NCES ID: 3700438

Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County

Sanford, NC

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

655

+0.5%YoY

Graduation Rate

84.4%

-2.4%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$23,044

+14.8%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

14.1:1

-13.0%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

60.4%

-37.6%vs. State

English Language Learners

5.4%

-65.2%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.6%

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