A.C.E. Academy: Charter School in Harrisburg, NC

A.C.E. Academy is a public charter school in Harrisburg, NC for grades K-8. It had 421 students in 2024-25, about 14.8 per teacher. As a public charter school it charges no tuition.

Contact A.C.E. Academy

Enrollment, lottery dates and seats are set by each school, so ask it directly. The website is the one the state reported to the federal directory.

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School facts

Grades: K-8
Students: 421 (2024-25)
Teachers (full-time equivalent): 28.5 (2024-25)
Students per teacher: 14.8
Level: Elementary
School type: Regular public school
Tuition: None (public charter school)
County: Cabarrus County
NCES school ID: 370037203324

It reports to the federal directory as its own school district (a charter agency). Charter authorizer: NC State Board of Education, as the state reported it.

From the U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data: the public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary) for the address, phone, website, grades and authorizer; the 2024-25 membership and staff files for students and teachers. Figures move every year, so ask the school for today’s. NCES data files · Where our data comes from. Something wrong? Tell us.

What a charter school is

Public and free. NCES describes a public charter school as a publicly funded school, usually run by a group or organization under a contract (the charter) with the state, the district or another body. The federal definition says a charter school does not charge tuition.
Families choose it. Under the same definition, a charter school is one parents choose to send their children to, and it admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for.
No program badge. ChoiceFunded’s program badges and “schools that accept” lists cover private schools only. Charter schools are listed separately here, with no badge, and are never counted with private schools.

Sources: 20 U.S.C. 7221i (federal Charter Schools Program definitions); NCES, Condition of Education: Public Charter School Enrollment. Each state writes its own charter law, so ask the school how enrollment works there.

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Honor Prep (K-2, 6 mi)
TMSA Charlotte (K-12, 6 mi)
KIPP Charlotte (K-8, 7 mi)
Corvian Community School (K-12, 7 mi)
Carolina International School (K-12, 8 mi)