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5511 AVENT FERRY RD, RALEIGH, NC 27606 • WAKE County
(919) 851-0630

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID A1702731
Religious Orientation Nonsectarian
Broad Affiliation Nonsectarian
School Typology Nonsectarian, regular school
Grades Offered PK-Trans-K
Locale Setting City: Large
School Day Length 6.50 hrs/day
County FIPS 37183
Physical Location Address 5511 Avent Ferry Rd
Raleigh, NC 27606-4235

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
20
Teachers (FTE)
2.10
Student-Teacher Ratio
9.52:1
School Level
Elementary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 75.0% Black or African American: 15.0% Asian: 5.0% American Indian / Alaska Native: 5.0%
20 Students
White 15 est. 75.0%
Black or African American 3 est. 15.0%
Asian 1 est. 5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 est. 5.0%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
♂
Male Students
8
40%
♀
Female Students
12
60%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 190 Students
Pre-Kindergarten: 170 (89.5%) Kindergarten: 3 (1.6%) Transitional Kindergarten: 17 (8.9%)
190 Students
Pre-Kindergarten 170 89.5%
Kindergarten 3 1.6%
Transitional Kindergarten 17 8.9%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 25 50 2019-2020: 14 students 14 2019-2020 2021-2022: 17 students 17 +21.4% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 20 students 20 +17.6% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 20 2.1 9.5:1 PK-Trans-K Nonsectarian
2021-2022 17 2.0 8.5:1 PK-Trans-K Nonsectarian
2019-2020 14 2.5 5.6:1 PK-Trans-K Nonsectarian

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 27606)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $550,000
$0k 0% $138k 6% $275k 13% $413k 19% $550k 25% ZIP 27606 Income: $75,640 $76k ZIP 27606 Home Value: $423,900 $424k ZIP 27606 This ZIP Raleigh Income: $93,618 $94k Raleigh Home Value: $468,193 $468k Raleigh City Average WAKE County Income: $103,250 $103k WAKE County Home Value: $444,570 $445k WAKE County County Average North Carolina Income: $67,833 $68k North Carolina Home Value: $241,865 $242k North Carolina State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 27606 Poverty Rate: 19.1% 19.1% Raleigh Poverty Rate: 10.0% 10.0% WAKE County Poverty Rate: 7.8% 7.8% North Carolina Poverty Rate: 12.9% 12.9% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 27606 Current ZIP
$75,640 $423,900 19.1% 45,728
Raleigh (City Average)
$93,618 $468,193 10.0% 558,533
WAKE County (County Average)
$103,250 $444,570 7.8% 1,241,663
North Carolina (State Average)
$67,833 $241,865 12.9% 10,251,019
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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