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Village Christian Academy

908 S Mcpherson Church Road, Fayetteville, NC, 28303-0283 -

School Notes Overview:

Village Christian Academy is a school where excellence in education is emphasized in a climate of Christian nurturing and mentoring. The religious instruction that is offered will be positive and continuous and will place emphasis on developing a personal relationship with the Lord. Our goal is to mentor our students, preparing them for Christian leadership, because our nation needs leaders who will chose character before career, wisdom beyond scholarship, service instead of self, and participation as a way of life....

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School Overview:

	Village Christian Academy
School Membership(s)	Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Religious Affiliation	Baptist
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
Year Founded	1998
County	Cumberland County, NC
Student Body
Total Students	708 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NC) School Avg.
% Students of Color	16%	18%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 75 students
	Grade 1 - 64 students
	Grade 2 - 66 students
	Grade 3 - 63 students
	Grade 4 - 67 students
	Grade 5 - 72 students
	Grade 6 - 70 students
	Grade 7 - 51 students
	Grade 8 - 48 students
	Grade 9 - 45 students
	Grade 10 - 37 students
	Grade 11 - 26 students
	Grade 12 - 24 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	49 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	65%
Average Class Size	24
Number of AP Courses	6
Average SAT score	1170
	This School	(NC) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:14	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid	2%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$1,500
Acceptance Rate	90%
Head of School	Mrs. Joan E. Dayton
Admissions Director	Mrs. Nancy Golsteyn
Sport
Total Sports Offered	11
	Sports
	Ballet	Baseball
	Basketball	Cheering
	Cross Country	Golf
	Soccer	Softball
	Swimming	Tennis
	Volley Ball
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	11
	Extracurriculars
	Art	Band
	Choir	Forensics
	Honors Choir Ensemble	National Honor Society
	Spanish Club	Student Council
	Web Design Team	Weightlifting
	Yearbook

School Notes:

All Three Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classes (9 in all) have full-time assistants.
Our nurse, guidance counselor, and athletic director are on campus all day.
Our fine arts staff teaches beyond the basics of choir and band with such course areas as ballet, Suzuki violin, piano keyboarding, drama and forensics.
Our educational therapist works one-on-one with students so that no student is left behind.
Our staff of male and female coaches are all believers who appreciate their role-model status whether they are in charge of a 1st grade football team or a high school basketball team.
Our After-School-Care workers ensure an enjoyable afternoon for elementary students (only $7 a day and no contract necessary).
Teacher volunteers advise a host of after school clubs and prepare students for ACSI competitions.
Our school store manager has uniforms for your student on-site to handle any student emergency.
Our kitchen staff prepares hot and inexpensive meals daily along with new innovations like our full salad bar.

In the News:

Mourners at Maxwell service asked for understanding (The Fayetteville Observer)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 01:50:06 am
A memorial service Friday for the Maxwell family became a celebration of life, remembrance and something more - an open and heartfelt appeal for understanding.
Police wait more than an hour to send car to Maxwell home (The Fayetteville Observer)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 01:05:06 am
Fayetteville police waited more than an hour to send a patrol car after receiving a cryptic 911 call from the home of Billy Maxwell Jr. The call was apparently placed while Maxwell was shooting his family on Monday.
Endowments established in memory of Maxwell teens (The Fayetteville Observer)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 09:05:06 pm
Two endowments were established Thursday in memory of two Fayetteville teenagers who were killed Monday night.
Police release 911 calls in family shooting (ABC11 Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 08:29:35 pm
Call from daughter came in before bodies were found
Developer kills family, self (UPI)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 09:49:02 pm
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A prominent Fayetteville, N.C., developer and devout Baptist shot and killed his family before taking his own life, police said.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (28303)	School Zip (28303)	(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate)	32,039 people	8,047,333 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	35%	24%
Population Average Age	33 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$39,150	$43,285
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.4 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	36 years old	31 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	57% / 43%	65% / 35%