Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County
Sanford, NC · Lee County · 06-12
Authorized by NC STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
- Status
- open
- NCES ID
- 370043803459
- Opened
- 2018-07-01
- Closed
- —
- Latest enrollment
- 599(2023-2024)
- Address
- 283 Harvey Faulk Road, Sanford 27332
- Grade span
- 6-12
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.4:1(41.6 FTE, 2023-2024)
Contact
- Phone
- 919.842.5411
- Principal / Lead
- Justin Smith
Student demographics
2023-2024 · NCES CCDStudents classified as English Learners (EDFacts FS141, as of 2021-2022 — most recent NCES release).
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2023-24 School Membership + Lunch Program files. Percentages may not sum to exactly 100 due to rounding and non-reporting cells.
Charter history
No charter actions on file for this school yet.
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Enrollment trend
- 2023-2024599CCD
- 2022-2023547CCD
- 2021-2022474CCD
- 2020-2021398CCD
Organization & finances
- Operating nonprofit
- ASCEND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY INC
- IRS EIN
- 822660338 ↗
- 501(c)(3) since
- 2018
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets (EOY) | Exec comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $6.3M | $6.9M | $18M | $0 |
| 2022 | $5.1M | $6.1M | $20M | $0 |
| 2021 | $3.7M | $3.3M | $703K | $0 |
"Exec comp" is aggregate compensation for all current officers, directors, and trustees from the org's most-recent Form 990. Per-officer breakdowns are in the linked 990 PDFs. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (IRS Form 990 data).
Top-paid leadership (FY 2024)
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Total comp |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN SMITH | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 40 | $131K |
Total compensation = base + bonus from this nonprofit + comp from related orgs + estimated other (retirement, benefits, deferred). Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII Section A.
Board of directors
- ROGER LINVILLE— BOARD CHAIR
- CANDICE BROADUS-MCDOUGAL— SECRETARY
- MELANIE JACOBS— AT LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- KIMBERLY GRICE— VICE CHAIR
- MONIQUE TORREZ— AT LARGE BOARD MEMBER
Sources & references
- NCES CCD school detail ↗official federal record
- Most recent Form 990 (FY 2023) ↗full IRS filing PDF, via ProPublica
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer ↗all years of 990s + organization summary
Complaints
Formal complaint records, where public, will appear here.