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Concord, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Cabarrus Charter Academy #122 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,385 per pupil, Cabarrus Charter Academy ranks #177 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cabarrus Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 669 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cabarrus County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,385 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.8% local, 63.2% state, and 11.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #122 of 293 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 608:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 55.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.8% African American, 17.3% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Cabarrus Charter Academy, enrolling 608 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Cabarrus Charter Academy accounts for 90.9% of all Cabarrus Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cabarrus Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Cabarrus Charter Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Cabarrus Charter Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Cabarrus Charter Academy student-counselor ratio is 608:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Cabarrus Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 55.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Cabarrus Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 669 students.
How much does Cabarrus Charter Academy spend per student?
Cabarrus Charter Academy spends $11,385 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #122 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Cabarrus Charter Academy?
Cabarrus Charter Academy students are 52.8% African American, 17.3% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cabarrus Charter Academy?
Cabarrus Charter Academy has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #122 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.